26 Hands-On STEM Activities and Projects to Keep Your Students Engaged

26 hands-on stem projects and activities

Finding meaningful and engaging STEM projects for your students can be challenging and also time-consuming. To help you save prep time, we’ve curated a collection of our favorite activities in the areas of AI, robotics, engineering, circuits, coding, and more. Each one is designed to get students thinking, creating, and testing like real engineers while […]

Make AI Education Accessible for Every Student with The Hour of AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly shaping how students learn, create, and understand the world—and teachers everywhere are asking the same question: How do I introduce AI in a way that’s safe, hands-on, and engaging for my students? That’s exactly why the Hour of AI initiative exists—and why BirdBrain Technologies is proud to partner with Code.org and […]

Everything You need for Hands-On STEM Learning – In One Box

Teaching coding, robotics, and engineering can be one of the most rewarding parts of your job — but it can also be overwhelming. Between selecting the right hardware, finding age-appropriate activities, and ensuring students actually get hands-on time, building a complete classroom experience from scratch takes a lot of time and planning.  That’s why we […]

Happy Haunted Halloween – Free Webinar with Strawbees!

In this 45-minute webinar, you’ll embark on a STEAM-filled adventure with Sarah FitzHenry, Director of Education & Mission of BirdBrain Technologies and Erik Torstensson Boji, the Creator behind Strawbees. In our live session, we aim to inspire you by quickly sketching and prototyping scary haunted house projects, thereby bringing the concept of coding to life – perfect for scaring […]

Convert Rotational Motion Into Linear Motion

In this project, we’re going to show you how to convert the rotational motion of a servo into linear motion which will eventually move “Grumpy Greg” up and down. This will be achieved using a lead screw and nut system that is connected to a scissor linkage mechanism. These engineering principles may sound complex but […]

A Day With Finch 2.0

finch robot 2.0

When you picture a robotics lesson, what subject are you imagining? If you answered computer science or math, you’re not alone. But did you know that robotics can be a powerful tool for helping students learn in language arts, world language, art, and more? No, really! Let’s explore how the Finch Robot can be used […]

May The 4th Be With You Project Tutorial

may the 4th be with you project

Every year on May 4th, people around the world celebrate Star Wars Day. The reason this day was selected is because May the 4th sounds like the famous Star Wars quote “May the Force”. In honor of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, we put together a fun light saber project based on the Return of […]