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July 25, 2021STEM Club, , by

The Anatomy of a STEM Test Stand

A test stand is a piece of equipment that engineers build in order to test a design, or to make design decisions. If you are using Project Based Learning in your STEM classes, a test stand can make the Engineering Design Process come alive! Examples …
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May 12, 2021Robotics Club, , by

The Best Robotics Kit You Never Heard Of!

In January 2021 we opened our first robotics club. During the months prior to starting the club we’d been searching for a robotics kit that was both affordable and versatile. Following a tip on a Facebook STEM group, we came across the Evive robotics platform …
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January 20, 2021Code Clubby

Scrambling Sprites in Scratch

My advanced scratchers were looking for a challenging project with a superhero theme. We came up with a Q&A game where the player discovers their natural superhero affinity. This game was patterned after the Hogwarts game in the CreateCodeLoad 30 day challenge. Here’s a link …
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January 2, 2021Robotics Club, by

Robotics Club Opens 2021

In 2019, we created a STEM unit called Edison’s Toy Studio. In this unit, teams were challenged to create an electric toy. Almost all the teams created some sort of motorized vehicle, and they were very proud of their projects. The only problem was the …
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October 28, 2020Code Club, Uncategorized, by

The Perfect Scratch Instructor’s Course

In September 2020, we offered our first code club. It was a twelve week club offered as an online group through our church, Cedar Creek Church. I had plenty of experience with coding, having worked as a software engineer for nearly twenty years. But I …
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September 13, 2020Code Clubby

Coding Club Opens Fall 2020

When the pandemic hit in spring of 2020, we moved our STEM Family Fun club meetings to an online format. The teams finished two great projects that semester, but coaching them through Zoom was challenging. During the summer, we’ve been working with four youngsters who …
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May 13, 2020Engineering Design Process, Kool Kat Science, Resource, by

The Kool Kat Writers Use the Engineering Design Process

The engineering design process (EDP) is a series of steps that engineering teams use to solve problems. The design process is iterative, meaning that each step is repeated as many times as needed to arrive at a great solution.  In addition, Using the EDP makes …
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January 20, 2020Kool Kat Science, STEM Clubby 2 Comments

Introducing the Gizmo Rig

Here at Kool Kat Science, we’ve written many STEM lessons that included requirements to test and measure various forces. To help students think like engineers, we had them build homemade tools to make the measurements. These were often just ad hoc platforms made with two …
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January 18, 2020Kool Kat Science, Physical Science, STEM Club, , by

Movable Eyes for Mechanical Puppets

Our STEM club’s mechanical puppet project was filled with interesting challenges. I addressed one in a previous blog: building a working jaw using a lever structure. In this article I will discuss the lessons learned while building movable eyes. The design challenge for the Movable …
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Homemade STEM toy powered by a small electric motor.
January 5, 2020Kool Kat Science, STEM Club, , by

Tips for Using DC Motors in STEM Projects

Recently, our STEM club did a four session electricity unit. We challenged the kids to design and build a battery powered toy that either moved or had lights and sound. Without exception, each team chose to build a toy that used a motor for movement. …
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Dave and Paula were great. My son couldn’t wait for Mondays.
My son really grew over the course of this club. It was fun to see what he knew.

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My son really grew over the course of this club. It was fun to see what he knew.
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