Center for Design and Innovation
Resource Hub – Teachers
CDI Spaces:
AR/VR
- AR/VR Practice and Characteristics of Science
- AR/VR Earth and Space
- AR/VR Earth’s Structures
- AR/VR Earth Systems and Patterns
- AR/VR Properties of Matter
- AR/VR Changes in Matter
- AR/VR Forms of Energy
- AR/VR Energy Transfer and Transformations
- AR/VR Forces and Changes in Motion
- AR/VR Organization and Development of Living Things
- AR/VR Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms
- Check out the Merge Cube Apps:
- Galactic Explorer
- Mr. Body
- Dig!
- Object Viewer for Merge Cube
Environments
- AR/VR Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms
- Butterfly Life Cycle (Computer Science Unplugged)
- Underwater Scene (Little Bits)
- Modeling Animal Habits and Habitats (Ozobots)
Robot Arena
Dash:
*You must sign-up for a free account to access Wonder Workshop lessons*
- Dash’s World Adventure (3rd-5th)
- Life Cycles STEAM Project (1st-5th)
- Dash’s Basketball Challenge (2nd-4th)
- Sketching City Maps (4th-5th)
- Biography Timeline STEAM Project (3rd-5th)
Lego Wall
- Lesson Plans for Lego and Makey-Makey (6 Lessons – One Document)
Still in Development Space
- Earth and Space (AR/VR)
- Mission to Mars (Ozobot)
- Eclipses and Celestial Mechanics (Ozobot)
- Check out the app Galactic Explorer (Merge Cube)
Circuitry
- Little Bits Education
- Little Bits Lessons
- Little Bits Educator Guide
- Educator’s Guide for Makey-Makey
- Lesson Plans from Makey-Makey (7 Lessons – One Document)
- Lesson Plans for Lego and Makey-Makey (6 Lessons – One Document)
- Snap Circuits Instruction Manuals
- Snap Circuit Guides and Teaching Models
- Basic Properties of Electricity/Solar Energy (3rd-8th)
- Check out additional lessons located in the Circuitry room
Makerspace
Weather Station
- Hurricane Patricia (3D Printing)
- Earth Systems and Patterns (AR/VR)
Subject:
Earth Structures/Weather
- Earth’s Structures (AR/VR)
- Earth Systems and Patterns (AR/VR)
- Recyclebot (Ozobots)
- Cutaway Earth Model (3D Printing)
- Hurricane Patricia (3D Printing)
Living Organisms
- Organization and Development of Living Things (AR/VR)
- Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms (AR/VR)
- Butterfly Life Cycle (Computer Science Unplugged)
- Underwater Scene (Little Bits)
- Modeling Animal Habits and Habitats (Ozobots)
- Life Cycles STEAM Project (Dash)
- Check out the app Mr. Body (Merge Cube)
* For the Dash robot, you must sign-up for a free account to access Wonder Workshop lessons*
Properties of Matter
- Properties of Matter (AR/VR)
- Changes in Matter (AR/VR)
- Chemical Engineering (Online Resource)
Energy
- Forms of Energy (AR/VR)
- Energy Transfer and Transformations (AR/VR)
- Clean Energy Cruise (Ozobot)
- Basic Properties of Electricity/Solar Energy (Snap Circuits)
Mapping
- Mapping with Ozobots (Ozobot)
- Magellan’s Journey (Ozobot)
- Dash’s World Adventure (Dash)
- Sketching City Maps (Dash)
* For the Dash robot, you must sign-up for a free account to access Wonder Workshop lessons*
Social Studies
- Magellan’s Journey (Ozobot)
- Immigration with Ozobot (Ozobot)
- Recreating Artifacts from History (3D Printing)
- Dash’s World Adventure (Dash)
- Biography Timeline STEAM Project (Dash)
* For the Dash robot, you must sign-up for a free account to access Wonder Workshop lessons*
Force and Motion
- Forces and Changes in Motion (AR/VR)
- Freight Car and Train (3D Printing)
- Bridge Building (3D Printing)
- Dash’s Basketball Challenge (Dash)
- Automated Vehicle Challenge [Lesson 6] (Makey-Makey)
- Distance, Rate, and Time [Lesson 7] (Makey-Makey)
Math
- Numeracy Quick Card Flip Magic (Computer Science Unplugged)
- Move to a Number (Computer Science Unplugged)
- Finding Shapes (Computer Science Unplugged)
- Moving in a Shape (Computer Science Unplugged)
- 100 CM Ozo-Dash (Ozobot)
- Beast Belly: Fraction Game (3D Printing)
Space
- Earth and Space (AR/VR)
- Mission to Mars (Ozobot)
- Eclipses and Celestial Mechanics (Ozobot)
- Check out the app Galactic Explorer (Merge Cube)
Resources:
3D Printing
Merge Cubes
Sphero
- Sphero Edu
- Sphero Lesson Plans
- Sphero Support
- How to Use Sphero – Coming Soon!
Coding/Computer Science
Online Resources
Snap Circuits
- Snap Circuits Instruction Manuals
- Snap Circuit Guides and Teaching Models
- Basic Properties of Electricity/Solar Energy (3rd-8th)
- Check out additional lessons located in the Circuitry room
Dash and Dot
General:
Lessons:
*You must sign-up for a free account to access Wonder Workshop lessons*
- Dash’s World Adventure (3rd-5th)
- Life Cycles STEAM Project (1st-5th)
- Dash’s Basketball Challenge (2nd-4th)
- Sketching City Maps (4th-5th)
- Biography Timeline STEAM Project (3rd-5th)
Makey-Makey
- Educator’s Guide
- Lesson Plans from Makey-Makey (7 Lessons – One Document)
- Lesson Plans for Lego and Makey-Makey (6 Lessons – One Document)
Ozobot
General:
- Educator’s Guide
- Ozobot Tips
- Color Code Reference
- Ozoblocky Getting Started
- Calibration Tips
- Log Sheet
- EVO Guide
Lessons:
- Explore All Lessons
- Mission to Mars (K-2nd)
- 100 CM Ozo-Dash (All Grades)
- Modeling Animal Habits and Habitats (1st-5th)
- Magellan’s Journey (3rd-12th)
- Eclipses and Celestial Mechanics (2nd-12th)
- Recyclebot (K-5th)
- Immigration with Ozobot (2nd)
- Clean Energy Cruise (K-12th)
- Mapping with Ozobots (2nd-5th)
VR Headsets
- AR/VR Practice and Characteristics of Science
- AR/VR Earth and Space
- AR/VR Earth’s Structures
- AR/VR Earth Systems and Patterns
- AR/VR Properties of Matter
- AR/VR Changes in Matter
- AR/VR Forms of Energy
- AR/VR Energy Transfer and Transformations
- AR/VR Forces and Changes in Motion
- AR/VR Organization and Development of Living Things
- AR/VR Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms