This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
The students in my classroom are typical 21st-century students who gain the most knowledge and understanding from hands-on STEM activities. I want my students to leave knowing more than just spreadsheets, word documents, and clicking a mouse. I want them to be creators and inventors of the future.
We have experimented with Makey Makey, Squishy Circuits, MinecraftEdu, Ev3 Robotics, Ozobots, Scratch, Code, Raspberry Pi, 3Doodlers, MicroBits, Bloxels, and Stop Motion Video Creation.
For many of the students, school is the only place they have access to computers and the Internet and can learn about computer programming.
My Project
Makey Makey Invention Kits will be utilized in our STEM class for the students to demonstrate their varied STEM skills in creative and inventive ways.
We will use the Makey Makey Invention Kits to create a simple circuit to create a loop for the flow of electrons.
The students will need to get power from the power source to the LED and back to the power source. Once they master simple circuits, they will move on to parallel circuits. Once the circuit concepts are grasped, the students will create their own DIY switches and a creative project with Makey Makey!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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