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Pumpkin Tower Activity, Admin Stem For Success
Pumpkin Tower Activity, Admin Stem For Success
STEM for Success Showcase
In this activity, students are challenged to build a tower to help a farmer watch his crops using only pumpkins and wood planks. Attached is a lesson plan and a teacher reflection on the activity
Balloon Tower Activity, Admin Stem For Success
Balloon Tower Activity, Admin Stem For Success
STEM for Success Showcase
This activity challenges students to build a safe and sound tower using only balloons and tape.
Farmer's Tower, Admin Stem For Success
Farmer's Tower, Admin Stem For Success
STEM for Success Showcase
Students are challenged to help a famer build a tower to monitor their crops using only wood planks and pumpkins.
Marble Run Maze Challenge, Admin Stem For Success
Marble Run Maze Challenge, Admin Stem For Success
STEM for Success Showcase
Students are asked to use provided materials to design and build a successful marble run. Attached is the activity worksheet for students and the teacher reflection on the activity.
Bridge Building, Admin Stem For Success
Bridge Building, Admin Stem For Success
STEM for Success Showcase
Students learn about different bridge styles and designs in this activity that challenges them to build their own successful bridge.
Design Activity: Students Designing Their Own Video Games, Steve Shumway
Design Activity: Students Designing Their Own Video Games, Steve Shumway
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The article presents a school activity helping students to design their own computer video games. In the past, advanced programming using Java or C++ was used to design video games. At present, there are many free, easy-to-use software programs available to help elementary-age children create their own video games. The article suggests that teachers download a free version of this software and begin the tutorial.
North Carolina State University Center For Minority Engineer Development, Tony L. Mitchell, Sarah A. Rajala, Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins
North Carolina State University Center For Minority Engineer Development, Tony L. Mitchell, Sarah A. Rajala, Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins
Sarah A. Rajala
North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, is the largest state-supported university of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina educational system. The College of Engineering at NC State University is among the best in the country, offering outstanding degree programs and preparing students for exciting and rewarding careers. Our graduates are heavily recruited internationally for positions in a variety of settings, including business management, construction, transportation, hardware and software development, computer engineering and design. The College of Engineering comprises 10 departments offering 16 BS, 17 MS, and 14 Ph.D. degree programs and conducts the largest undergraduate and …