360 degree panoramic video cameras are another way of creating 3D materials. It has potential for encouraging intense observation of many kinds of phenomena and physical environments. The ability to view it using immersive viewers, or on a flat screen, lends itself to flexible use in classrooms. This workshop describes 360 videos created for STEAM teaching and learning that challenge students to observe and analyze details in the video environments.

Novel representations and diverse perspectives can reveal new insights into complex systems, and can support rich understandings of the world. In this activity, students will identify and analyze the choices artists and scientists make when creating representations of living or non-living natural objects. This process will help students recognize the potential and place for their own articulation of how the world works. After drawing from nature, students will reflect on the process of representing information, then compare their drawings with that of a 16th-century artist. Students will consider what is included and what is excluded, and hypothesize about larger contexts and systems.

This lesson is a classroom activity where students learn to use their balance knowledge to create a beautiful mobile.

This website brings an abundance of career education and job shadowing videos to your computer, tablet or mobile device! These videos provide insight into a wide array of professions, as students plan the pathway that best suits them.

The ACS Education Division is making educational resources available by topic to aid parents and teachers in student enrichment during this time of distance learning. We have bundled materials from the Reactions Video series, C&EN, our magazines within the Education Division and our portfolio of hands-on activities for students in grades K–12 and beyond. These resources focus on five topics — The Earth, Water, Food, Health & Your Body, and The Periodic Table — and put a spotlight on the connection between chemistry and everyday life.

Students use the robot paths they documented during the associated Robots on Ice Engineering Challenge activity to learn about and then make artwork. During the previous activity, students recorded the path of their robots through a maze in order to collect data during a remote research simulation. Now, they take a new look at the robot paths, seeing them from an art perspective as continuous line drawings. Students learn about Picasso’s famous works of art that used the same technique. Then they learn the artistic definition of a line and see examples of how it is used in different art pieces; they practice making continuous line drawings and then create sculptures of their drawings using colorful wire. A PowerPoint® presentation is provided to guide the activity.

Problem solving is often guided by disciplinary frames of reference, which can restrict our ability to see other possibilities. This exercise uses object-based learning to underscore the idea that there is more than one way of analyzing and knowing the world, and that through multiple ways of knowing, we develop more complex understandings and new solutions. Through the process of critique, an essential part of visual-arts pedagogy, students practice analyzing and reflecting both individually and in groups.

Students create math stories by first drawing, then writing, and finally using math symbols to show addition or subtraction.

The DriveOhio Ambassador Program aims to inspire and educate Ohio high school students about career opportunities in the transportation industry. The program offers students access to online resources, hands-on activities, and real-world experiences to help them develop the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career in a STEM-related field. Other benefits include earning volunteer or work-based learning hours aligned with the Ohio Means Jobs Readiness Seal, opportunities to earn industry recognized credentials, career networking with Ohio employers, universities, and researchers, and mentoring experience.

The DriveOhio Ambassador Program information sheet provides an overview of the program and its benefits. The program offers students access to online resources, hands-on activities, and real-world experiences to help them develop the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career in a STEM-related field. Other benefits include earning volunteer or work-based learning hours aligned with the Ohio Means Jobs Readiness Seal and opportunities to earn industry recognized credentials. There will also be opportunities for career networking with Ohio employers, universities, and researchers, and mentoring experience.

A vertiport is a new type of facility for vertical takeoff and landing of various Advanced Air Mobility vehicles, such as drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. You could informally call these “drone airports”. Vertiports will be used for medium and short distance services, including healthcare supply delivery.

Through this hands-on curriculum, students will learn about vertiports, drones, and “advanced air mobility”; brainstorm ideas on how to design a vertiport; identify ways to make a functional, sustainable, and safe design; and build a model of a vertiport from cardboard and loose parts.

In this activity, students will create block code using the DroneBlocks app and will test their code after going through a pre-flight safety check. Students will experiment, test, and modify their code to achieve their desired goals, ultimately drawing connections to smart mobility technology.

Ozobot is an interactive robot designed to help students learn coding and computer science concepts. In this activity, students will create coding maps using markers, and will test their code using Ozobot robots. Students will experiment, test, and modify their code to achieve their desired goals, ultimately drawing connections to autonomous vehicles and other smart mobility technology.

The Future Dream Vehicle activity challenges students to design and build their own model vehicle using everyday materials. Through this activity, students learn about the design process, as well as the different components and technologies that go into creating a modern vehicle.

The Rubber Band Helicopter is a hands-on STEM activity where students build a simple helicopter out of rubber bands, popsicle sticks, and paper, and then test it out to see how it flies.

The “Smart City Adventure” K-12 design challenge tasks students of all grade levels with reimagining their city to embrace new and futuristic mobility technology advancements to improve the movement of people and goods, on the ground and in the air. Improvements can be made in areas such as transportation, safety, accessibility, efficiency, sustainability and more.

Curriculum can be scaled to accommodate a variety of grade bands and learning objectives. For example, educators might choose a single topic area for K–2 or 3–5 students (such as Electric Vehicle Charging Stations), whereas a variety of topics with detailed features could be introduced for 6–8 or 9–12 students. Feel free to contact the DriveOhio workforce team for more ideas!

The Straw Rocket activity is a fun and interactive way for students to learn about the principles of rocket propulsion. Using simple materials like straws, paper, and tape, students design and build their own rockets and test them out to see how far they can fly.

The DriveOhio Educator Toolkit is a collection of free resources and information created by DriveOhio for educators to use to incorporate advanced mobility topics into STEM education and career opportunities. Designed for K-12 and Career Technical Educators, the toolkit includes curriculum and materials; grants and funding; career connections; and professional development resources to interest and engage students in advanced mobility and STEM education through hands-on learning experiences. The curriculum contains lesson plans aligned by grade band and core competency, video demonstrations, and a variety of career opportunities, webinars, and connections. Example topics include electric vehicles, drones, self-driving vehicles, and more.

DriveOhio has compiled multiple resources related to transportation career choices and connections for students that teachers, advisors, or other interested parties can leverage to learn more about the growing field of mobility careers. DriveOhio offers a free webinar series featuring interviews with industry leaders in related mobility fields and allowing for live Q&A sessions with attendees. This content also connects to the Ohio Career Connections Framework, which is a planning tool for Ohio school districts allowing students to develop a vision and strategic career plan. This framework connects affiliated college and career readiness programming allowing students to graduate into high-quality, in-demand occupations.

To support educators in offering immersive, K-12 “hands on” learning, DriveOhio has curated free curriculum organized by educational topic and grade bands. The curriculum activities are scalable, flexible, and modular. Each curriculum topic contains a list of necessary resources and a detailed lesson plan to walk educators through step-by-step. DriveOhio offers a variety of curriculum for topics including: Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations; Automated Vehicles and Delivery Robots; Drones, Advanced Air Mobility, and Vertiports; Connected Vehicles and Intersections; and Smart City Planning. DriveOhio has also compiled extra resources related to the curriculum for both teachers and students to learn more.