GENERAL
DECD STEM Works – A project to develop STEM in South Australian Schools.
ACARA STEM – ACARA supported 13 schools from around the country to develop integrated STEM projects. Illustrations of practice and work samples available on this page are products of the project.
STEM in Schools – Successful Students website
STEM or STEAM? We’re missing the point – Huffington Post
Introducing robotics into the classroom
The influence of education on the 3D printing industry
DIGITAL SKILLS & CAREERS Building the skills today for the jobs of tomorrow
MAKERSPACE
Makerspace Playbook – created by Maker media 2013
Meaningful Making – Edited by Paulo Blikstein, Sylvia Libow Martinez, and Heather Allen Pang
Designing a Makerspace – Edutopia
SCHOOL STORIES & PROGRAMMING IDEAS
ACARA STEM Intergration School Stories: Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne, Vic.
ACARA STEM Intergration School Stories: Heathfield High School, Heathfield, SA
ACARA STEM Intergration School Stories: Henley High School, Henley Beach, SA
ACARA STEM Intergration School Stories: Merici College, Braddon, ACT
ACARA STEM Intergration School Stories: Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cherrybrook, NSW
Introduction to programming via Bee Bots F/1/2 – Australian Curriculum linked
STEM Activities – crime scene, animals, under the sea, extreme weather, medical innovations, space, robotics, wind energy and video games.
STEM Sample Activities – NSW Education Department. Seven activities each for Year 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6 are included in the first link. For a further five activities for each click here.
Hopscotch subject specific lesson plans
STEM CHALLENGES
Australian STEM Video Game Challenge
Australian STEM Video Game Challenge Video
Starlab – Mars Rover Challenge
F1 in Schools Australia Challenge
CODING AND PROGRAMMING
Daisy the Dinosaur (app)
Kodable (app)
Hopscotch (app)
Scratch Jnr (app)
See ROBOTICS & DRONES
3D PRINTERS, LASER CUTTERS AND CNC ROUTERS
STEM education: books replaced by 3D printers to equip students for 21st century workforce – ABC News
Laser cutter You Tube playlist
Designs to make with a laser cutter
Gear template generator – Create gears and cut using a laser cutter.
CNC Router cutting out an F1 in Schools car – Want to do F1 in Schools but can’t afford a CNC router? Outsource to a third party.
ROBOTICS
Robots in the 2017 Classroom – Teacher reviews on 18 different robotics platforms. From the blog Learning and Teaching with Bots and Code.
Edison Robots – cost effective made by a South Australian company
- 10 Edison Robots approximately 1 Lego Mindstorms kit
Video podcast reviewing Edison Robots
Edison Robots downloadable free resources
EV3 Lego Robotics – Programming lessons for beginners, intermediate, advanced and beyond.
Lego Education – Coding, maker space machines and mechanisms, curriculum material, software and support.
Sphero Edu Classroom Activities
DRONES
Parrot drone activities for classrooms