Let us come to your facility and model how to implement our engineering, electronics, and coding projects. Through the generous support of our sponsors, we can make most of our residencies free to your organization.
Use the contact form (link at the bottom of the page) to ask us about a residency at your school.
Delivery includes:
- Hands-on instruction for learners
- All Materials
- Professional development for facilitators
- Multi-site coordination
- Non-traditional learning environments
- Special Project Preparation (Science Fairs, Engineering Contests)
- Content can include:
- Engineering, Electronics, and Coding with Arduino
- 3D Printing and 3D Design
- Science Fair Project Development
Past residences include:
- 6th-8th grade 3D Design and 3D Printing
- 6th-grade Introduction to Engineering, Electronics, and Coding using Arduino
- 7th, 8th, and 9th grades Intermediate Engineering, Electronics, and Coding using Arduino (Science Sensors) including distance, temperature, humidity, and light.
- 11th and 12th grade focusing on portable water quality testing sensors including pH, water turbidity, dissolved solids, and water temperature.
- 8th grade students prepare a NASA balloon launched instrument set of GPS, LUX, Temperature, Methane, CO2, Air Pressure, and Ozone sensors
- 4th grade in Spanish introducing Arduino projects.
- 5th grade to introduce Arduinos. We pick up with the middle school students
Residencies we would love to do
- Internet of Things book using the ESP32 microcontroller with Bluetooth and WiFi connected devices for grades 8 and up. This is based on our IoT book. https://gearboxlabs.org/curricula/IoT/IoT_Edition
- Large data set collection. The book covers using SD cards, Excel, and Google Sheets for real-time data collection for grades 7 and up. This is based on our forthcoming Data book. https://gearboxlabs.org/curricula/STEM_Data/STEM_Data_Edition
Thank you to our 2023-2024 sponsors:
- Northwestern Mutual Foundation
- PPG Foundation
- Generac
Past Residency Schools
- Our Redeemer Lutheran School (Wauwatosa, WI)
- Milwaukee Academy of Science (Milwaukee, WI)
- Spanish Immersion School (Milwaukee, WI)
- Glen Hills Middle School
- Morgandale School (Milwaukee, WI)
- Marshal High School (Milwaukee, WI)
- Carmen School of Science and Technology NW Campus (Milwaukee, WI)
- Carmen South Middle School