By now, you’ve probably heard about the new fischertechnik STEM Lab program for middle and high schools. Maybe you’ve seen one of the ads that have been appearing in educational magazines, the numerous discussions on various blogs and websites (including this one), or perhaps you simply saw it listed on the Studica site. Either way, the question that most commonly … Read More
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If you are looking to engage your students in STEM you’ve come to the right place! We are presenting a webinar that will talk about solutions for STEM education that are designed to engage your students with hands-on, project based learning. Sign up for the “Effective STEM Education Solutions” Webinar Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3PM Eastern The webinar will discuss: … Read More
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If you are a regular reader of this page, you’re probably quite accustomed to hearing me talk about all the great ways fischertechnik can be used to explore engineering, robotics and other STEM related fields. You’ve probably also heard me say that the ideal way to use fischertechnik in the classroom is to use the instructions which come with each … Read More
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ACTE (The Association for Career and Technical Education) is currently hosting their annual international CareerTech Vision 2012 Summit where technical education professionals from around the globe are descending on Atlanta to meet, explore and learn about new developments in education. The Expo is taking place at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center from November 29th through Saturday December 1st. Tom White, … Read More
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These days there is a tremendous amount of interest in robotic competitions and events, both as a tool for facilitating active classroom participation, as well as for extracurricular activities. One of the biggest robotic competitions in the world is the RoboCup, which this year alone will have hosted events in Mexico, Germany, Iran, Austria, the Netherlands, Canada, Turkey and Japan. … Read More
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Too Scared To open your Wallet around Halloween time? There is no need for fear because Studica is having an awesome Spooktacular October Savings Event. If you are an educator or a student, you will definitely be interested because Studica is offering deep discounts on commonly used student software and hardware. For example, everyone has to modify or create PDF … Read More
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For this post, Studica’s Co-op student utilized all the skills they have acquired the past few weeks with products such as the National Instruments myDAQ and fischertechnik models. They built and programmed a solar tracker using the fischertechnik Oeco Tech Renewable Energy kit as well as various spare parts as well as National Instruments LabVIEW with the myDAQ and a … Read More
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Hello again folks! I’ve got student contests for you! Last time around I announced our all-new, fischertechnik Young Builders Contest 2012, especially designed as a platform for young builders from age 5 to 9 to share their unique creations with the public …and win cool fischertechnik prizes! You can find all the details on this student contest by clicking here. … Read More
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This week our amazing interns worked with many fischertechnik robotics kits. If you haven’t heard of them, fischertechnik is a company provides robotics kits for students of all ages to learn how the things around them actually work. The 3 different models that we built at Studica this week were: Pinball machine Ball Obstacle Course from the New ROBO TX … Read More
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This month at Studica in Canada we are happy to have the help of two COOP students from Rick Hansen Secondary School in Mississauga. These two students will be tackling projects using National Instruments products, Fischertechnik, and many of our other exciting tools. They will be exploring Automation, Control mechanism, and Renewable Energy in the next few weeks. Watch out … Read More
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