Studica recently attended the US News STEM Solutions Expo in Washington, DC. This National Leadership conference brings employers and educators together to solve the STEM education crisis in the United States. We had a great time and were able to showcase our great education offerings such as the fischertechnik STEM Lab program with curriculum created by Tom White, various fischertechnik … Read More
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Spring is here, and besides being what we hope is the tail end of all of these ‘polar vortex’ events so many of us have had to endure this past winter, it’s also the time when we get to announce the new product releases for fischertechnik 2014. New fischertechnik 2014 The first two releases expected in the next month are: Tractor … Read More
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Hello all! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted about fischertechnik, so let me pick up where we left off in November. Last time around I was telling you about the students learning STEM at Westfield Vocational Technical High School in MA, and how they were beginning their first hands-on project using the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. As I mentioned previously, … Read More
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Here’s a look at how teacher Dave Roberts and the students at Westfield Vocational Technical High School in Westfield, MA are progressing with the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. When we last visited them, the students had just started to familiarize themselves with the fischertechnik construction system itself. Now, just a few weeks later, they have already completed the initial unit … Read More
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We work with numerous schools and educators who are gearing up to incorporate the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program into their classroom activities. But while we are understandably both very proud of, and excited about this new standards focused, project-based learning STEM education solution that combines comprehensive curriculum with the fischertechnik construction system, it is still only one part of what … Read More
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Our awesome team of co-op students (Arsalan, Survesh, Ashutosh, and Charles ) have taken on a challenge to create an app that enables users to customize their own fischertechnik robot and apply sensors to it. You can learn how to create your own app by following along to see how our interns tackled this task. The project consists of 3 … Read More
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Did you know you can now turn an ordinary myDAQ with LabVIEW into a programmable action controller? We sat down with esteemed STEM educator, Tom White, to talk about the new mySTEM Board miniSystem which he designed to do just that. This is how he explains the new miniSystem for myDAQ, why it was created and how it can help teach … Read More
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We just returned from attending the big US News STEM Conference in Austin, TX. Needless to say, this was a great opportunity for us to connect one-on-one with many of the movers and shakers in the STEM education community, from curriculum developers and district heads, to executives from corporations like Shell Oil, and IBM. Advocates of STEM Education While they … Read More
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As we gear up for a series of new fischertechnik product releases in the coming two months…including the all-new Optics set, the huge Power Machines set (the largest fischertechnik set to date!), and the new Oeco Energy and Fuel Cell Kits…I thought it might be interesting to take a look at a few of the cool products from the earlier … Read More
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Many years ago, long before my time at Studica, I worked with a non-profit, dedicated to assisting displaced, out-of-work individuals and those new to the work world to identify new career choices. I was amazed to learn of the education, skills and work experiences some of my clients could offer to future employers. For some, the process of lifelong learning … Read More
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