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Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Podcast #14

OUR HOST Đào Thị Hồng Quyên is a Vietnamese STEM educator and the founder of the STEM Education Promotion Alliance (SEPA), a social enterprise with the mission: Quality STEM Education for All. Growing up in a small farming village, Quyen believed that science and technology could help transform lives—but opportunities were scarce. Today, she leads inclusive STEM programs … Read More "Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Podcast #14"
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Human Computer - Unplugged (final)
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Human Computer - Unplugged (final)

Students become the logic gates inside a computer. Each holds a single double-sided card [ black cat (= 1) on one side, white cat (= 0) on the other ] and applies their gate’s truth table to the two inputs they can see. Information ripples through 12 stationary “human gates”…
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The World Comes Back to Me
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The World Comes Back to Me

The World Comes Back to Me is a global citizenship lesson through systems thinking and STEM   Grade: Grade 8–9 Duration: 120–150 minutes Subjects: Global Citizenship, STEM, Environmental Education, Social Studies Technology: micro:bit, MakeCode Key Concepts: Interdependence, Global Citizenship, Systems Thinking, Responsibility, Solidarity, Sustainable Development   Summary: Students explore how…
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When Plants Speak: Learning Through Making for Sustainable Plant Care
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When Plants Speak: Learning Through Making for Sustainable Plant Care

Who it’s for Grade 6–8 students, in teams of 3–4 No prior electronics or coding experience needed 8–10 sessions, allowing time for plant growth How it works Starts with a question: “How do we know what a plant needs?” Students explore traditional plant care and learn about water, light, air,…
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Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Host Reflections: Heaven Whitby
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Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Podcast #14
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Supriya Kadam
Namaste, I am Supriya Kadam.I am electronics engineer and done Fab academy in 2016.I am working as a free lancer and STEM educator. Studying how AI can be used for SEL in schools, I am open to collaborate with others…
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Colyar Trimble
Hello! I am Colyar (Call-yer), an informal educator from Washington, DC. I work at the National Building Museum as an educator, and am developing our fabrication lab programming. I am always eager to talk with other teachers about the work…
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Studio 5
In line with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s Digital Youth Strategy, STUDIO 5 is mainly aimed at nurturing youth as digital learners by sharpening their 21st century learning skills, as they develop in an all-pervasive digital environment. In…
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Congratulations Fab 26 Lesson Contest Winners!
Abigail McCune
Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Host Reflections: Heaven Whitby
Abigail McCune
Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Podcast #14
Abigail McCune
Chevron Fab STEM Fellowship Host Reflections: Nathan Pritchett
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