Single Lessons
These single lessons, designed by teachers, engage students in STEM through hands-on, authentic challenges. Each lesson focuses on a specific engineering concept, giving students the opportunity to explore real-world problems and develop creative solutions in a single class period. Ideal for easy classroom integration, these lessons offer practical applications while helping educators make meaningful engineering connections across subjects.
Core Content: Integrated Curriculum
Grade Levels: K-12
Time Required: Dependent upon length of lesson (typically 1-3 class periods
ME Career Connections: Students engage in hands-on activities using circuits, microcontrollers, or programmable devices to explore how microelectronics power everyday technologies. Through problem-solving and design, they build an understanding of how skills like coding, circuitry, and systems thinking connect to real-world microelectronics careers.
Drones in Business
Explore real business uses of drones while building problem solving, systems thinking, and career-connected learning.
Microelectronics: Hardware vs. Software
Clarify hardware vs. software with engaging examples and activities that connect computer science to microelectronics.
micro:bit Creators
Empower students to create with micro:bit as they design, code, test, and iterate on interactive tech projects.
Is It Acidic or Just Basic?
Reinforce acids and bases through a chemistry lesson tied to real-world applications and STEM connections.