Ignite the maker spirit in your classroom! Access digital resources like Career Profiles and Classroom Activities that get to the heart of STEAM learning and power student success inside & outside of the classroom.
Explore resources to show students the possibilities of STEAM with classroom activities anchored in real-world problems and career profiles featuring professionals from Stanley Black & Decker.
Daming Xing is an Automation Engineer at Stanley Black & Decker who works to maximize productivity and efficiency in the automated manufacturing process.
Chandana Basani is a Data Scientist at Stanley Black & Decker who interprets complex sets of numbers and information to help the company optimize its business.
Karen Kowalczyk is a Mechanical Designer at Stanley Black & Decker who creates technical designs and specifications for mechanical equipment and devices.
Shernale is a Materials Engineering Manager at Stanley Black & Decker who manages the prototype teams to ensure they have the most high quality materials for their products.
Caroline is an Outdoor Product Manager at Stanley Black & Decker who ensures that outdoor products like mowers and leaf blowers meet marketplace needs.
Harry is a Technical Innovation Lead at Stanley Black & Decker who devises new and improved methods and protocols for machine operations.
Investigate how different products can be made more efficiently with the help of advanced manufacturing equipment and streamlined processes. Students will propose solutions to real-world problems to help small business owners meet their demand.
Many common household items can be “upcycled” to be used for something else. Students will learn about the materials used in household goods, and investigate their biodegradability, before creating an “upcycling” project of their own.
Examine how face masks and shields are designed to keep workers safe and prevent the transmission of harmful germs from person to person. Students will work collaboratively in groups to design a mask for a target audience based on specific criteria and constraints.
In this activity, students will learn about a real city that was predicted to run out of water and a potential solution using the process of desalination. Students will investigate the process of desalination in meeting fresh water needs around the world.
Off the coast of California is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: a floating island of plastic about three times the size of France. Students will investigate the impact different types of plastics have on our ecosystem & design a new version of plastic using biodegradable materials.
In this activity, students will learn about assistive technology robots and the algorithms used so robots can accomplish tasks that are difficult for humans. Students will then design a model and an algorithm so a robot can complete their chosen task.
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