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Educator Voices May 14 2025

Educator Voice: What robotics teaches students about working together and advocating for yourself

Hear from four educators as they discuss their experience with robotics and the life skills it helps develop

Educator Voices April 30 2025

Educator Voice: Reducing barriers to computer science for students and educators

Hear from Dr. Jimmy Lin about how you don't have to be a coding expert to learn computer science

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Lesson Plan April 24 2025

Lesson plan: Exploring environmental impacts of coral reef pollution using robotics

A project-based lesson that weaves invention, STEM and the humanities together

Educator Voices April 16 2025

Educator Voice: Creating lifelong learners through robotics and equity

Hear from STEM educator Lori Colangelo on her experience with invention education

Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego

Lesson Plan April 11 2025

Lesson plan: Charting a course to healthy eating habits using robotics

Encourage students to consider the impact of their dietary decisions on overall well-being — with the help of robotics

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Student Voices April 02 2025

Student Voice: How learning robotics opens the door for invention education

Hear from Julien and his mom, Domi, about how they started with robotics

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Lesson Plan March 27 2025

Lesson plan: Starry creations—exploring constellations with art and robotics

Use robotics' concepts to design your own constellations

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Educator Voices August 22 2024

Educator Voice: Teaching students how to problem-solve with robotics

Learn about the many benefits of robotics in the classroom

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Lesson Plan April 30 2024

Lesson Plan: Using robotics to support high-speed internet in rural communities

A short project-based lesson that weaves arts & sciences together

Student Voices April 18 2024

Student Voice: Robots bring mothers and daughters together

Hear from grade-school girls who taught their mothers how to build robots

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