Hands-On Activities

Explore the Employee Guide for more detailed information on how to prepare for your classroom visit. This guide provides tips and suggestions for employees to engage, explain, discuss, and effectively facilitate career sharing sessions.

Your experience with STEM can inspire the next workforce. Share what your interests were at their age, and how that translated into the career you have today. Students are going to be very interested and curious with having a special guest like you to learn from while they get hands-on with a great STEM lesson!

Break down the basics of manufacturing for students and explore the amazing technologies used to turn simple materials into everyday products. A creative activity allows students to simulate two manufacturing processes: assembly line and 3D printing.

“Citizen Astronauts” may become a reality sooner than students realize! Use a virtual 3D model and other resources to explore the possibility of regular people traveling to the Moon, while showing students how many exciting careers are involved in human space exploration.

Demonstrate to students how computers “think” using sets of precise detailed instructions. Students can have some fun learning about the power of coding by performing quality assurance testing for the creation of an imaginary computer game.

Help students appreciate the many facets of modern manufacturing by exploring the crucial design phase. Students will create an original prototype for an innovative product to gain an understanding of how professionals use STEM to manufacture products optimally.  

Chemical energy powers most of our daily lives, but students may need a refresher on the underlying concept of energy itself. Enlighten students about practical uses of energy by having them simulate an interview for a petroleum engineer internship. 

Give students an out-of-this-world glimpse of the many ways STEM influences space exploration! An engaging outdoor activity enables students to explore fundamental facts about the Red Planet by imagining the differences between life on Earth and Mars.

Artificial Intelligence is profoundly important to the development of all areas of STEM. Guide students through a valuable exploration with the concept of machine learning, which enables students to prepare, test, and optimize their own data sort.