IF STEM: Engineering Bundle
Access to 5 courses offered by The IF Academy Virtual STEM Academy to provide an early foundation in Mechanical Engineering / Robotics / Rocketry / Electricity & Circuitry. This level of access has the best value for hands on experiences with STEM for Tactile Learners. The courses can be accessed anywhere internet service is available and has hundreds of hours of activities and training so you can become a STEM/Tech-Entrepreneurs!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- The connection between science/engineering concepts to their everyday lives.
- The connection between science/engineering concepts to their everyday lives through the construction of fun and engaging projects.
- Basic robotic concepts and principles
- Design process as engineer solutions to real-life challenges
- Basic programming to make your robots move and interact with their environment
- The basics of electricity and making circuits
- How electricity and magnetism can be used to make each other move
- What a magnetic field is and how the electricity in your home works
- How series and parallel circuits affect electricity
- The different factors that affect the flight of rockets by modifying air rockets to see the effect on flight.
- How to prepare their own Rocket Launch Missions by designing Launch Mission Patches/Banners and constructing/launching Estes model rockets.
WHAT YOU’LL CREATE
Fun and engaging projects such as the:
- Spinning top
- Seesaw
- Raft
- Car Launcher
- Science/Engineering related projects such as the:
- Fishing Rod
- Hammer
- Trundle Wheel
- Letter Balance
- Creatively design your own creative robots, machines, and models and share them with others
- View sample projects
- Simple circuits with lights and sounds using Elenco’s Snap Circuits Kits.
- Electrical projects including a strobe light with music, a color-changing lighted fan, a motion detector, an airplane, and more.
ASSOCIATED 21st-CENTURY SKILLS
- Problem-Solving
- Independence
- Design Thinking
- Systems Thinking
- Creativity & Perseverance
- Communication & Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Attention to Detail
- Creativity & Collaboration
- Research Design
- Creativity & Innovation
ASSOCIATED CAREERS
- Engineering – Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.
- Engineering – Automotive, Computer, Civil, etc.
- Architecture & Construction
- Electrician/Technician
- Electrical Engineer
- Robotics & Automation
- Automobile Industry
- Construction Manager
- Rocket Research & Development
- Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
- CAD specialist
- Project Engineer
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Students must purchase LEGO Early Engineering kit (9656) separately.
- Students must purchase the LEGO Simple & Powered Machines kit (9686) separately.
- PC: Windows 7 or higher
- Mac: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
- Yes, Chromebook compatible
- MacOS, Windows, iOS, and Android devices
- Yes, Chromebook compatible
- Review this LEGO site for specific requirements.
- Students must purchase the LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 kit separately (approx. $160)
- LEGO WeDo 2.0 Software
- Bluetooth 4.0 or higher
- Snap Circuits Snaptricity (purchase kit: SCBE-75 separately)
- Snap Circuits Motion (purchase kit: SCM-165 separately)
- Stomp Rocket Party Pack: Including
- 10 foam-tipped stomp rockets
- Stomp launched and launchpad
- 20 mini squeeze rockets
- 4 hand-squeeze bulbs
- Rascal & HiJinks Launch Set (Ready to fly)
- Sky Writer Rocket (Easy to Assemble)
- Wizard Rocket (Level 1)
- 220 Swift (Level 1)
- Engines
- 2 packs: A8-3 rocket engines (6 total engines)
- 1 pack: A3-4T mini-engines (4 total engines)
- 1 pack: B6-4 Engine pack (3 total engines)
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