Explore the 2019 Chevron STEM Education Award Lessons
Fabricating turtles to understand turtles
This activity includes a “hands on” strategy that mixes the use of two different digital fabrication tools (laser cut and 3D printing) and silicon mold, to produce replicas of animals…
Fabstory
Make the Fabstory Blocks Initial story. Tell to the participants an initial story using the Fabstory blocks Technique 1: What would happen if…. On a brainstorming ask 3 questions than…
Open Source Resources for Teaching Synthetic Biology in Low-Resource Settings
Despite the wealth of teaching resources available on the internet, there is a lack of good quality resources for teaching synthetic biology concepts in low resource settings. At the same…
Uncovering a Hidden History – The Lives of African Americans During Reconstruction
Students will respond to research about the lives of African Americans during the Reconstruction era. This era was a critical time that laid the groundwork for many social issues we…
IN THIS COLLECTION
This collection includes 4 lessons from our first, second, and tied third place winners. These lessons cover ecology, history, science, and the arts. The lessons were designed for students in grades 7-12 for communities all around the world. The educators in the collection teach in formal and informal education settings in Brazil, Mexico, Ghana, and the United States.
about THE CHEVRON STEM AWARD
Chevron has partnered with the Fab Foundation since 2016 to celebrate educators using STEM and digital fabrication for student learning. There have been over 160 submissions for the STEM Award to date, and Chevron has awarded $40,000 to educators who are creating lessons and activities for their students and sharing them with the Fab Foundation network worldwide.
Chevron and the Fab Foundation are using this award to highlight people in the network who are making a change and doing amazing work to impact the lives and livelihoods of children and youth around the world.
“Chevron is committed to investing in STEM education to encourage students and community members to be the innovators and makers of the future.”
Janet Auer, Advisor, Education and Corporate Programs at Chevron
Fab-in-a-Box Balsa Glider Exposer
Learners will work with a pre-designed glider template and make simple modifications to personalize and improve its flight. Adjustments may include adding paper clips for balance or modifying the nose…
August 21, 2025
Fab-in-a-Box Balsa Glider Deep Dive
Learners will design a custom glider from scratch using a blank CAD template. They will also design and 3D print their own nose cone, allowing for full control over the…
August 18, 2025
AI Climate Monitoring
This three-day workshop is designed to explore pressing climate-related challenges and collaboratively develop practical solutions. Participants will delve into the potential of artificial intelligence as a powerful tool in combating…
July 28, 2025
Arduino Digital Bday
In celebration of two decades of innovation and impact, this online session was held as part of the global Arduino Day events marking the 20th anniversary of the Arduino platform.…
July 28, 2025
Designing Soft electro Kharoof
This hands-on workshop offers an engaging and interactive experience where participants will learn how to fabricate their own fluffy toys using fabric and cotton. The session also introduces basic electronics…
July 28, 2025
CODING CELEBRATION FOR ARDUINO
This workshop aims to teach participants into being confident creating a virtual Arduino circuit using Wokwi as an online simulator for hardware and coding. In addition participants will have an…
July 20, 2025
CODING RAMADAN WISHES
This workshop aims to teach participants into being confident creating a visual design on a basic level using python coding, loops and matrix. In addition participants will have an “Open-Eye”…
July 20, 2025
Basketball Game
It’s a fun learning session, focusing on programming concepts like variables and introducing new components to students like 7-segment and IR sensor with Arduino, all through a fun project. …
July 12, 2025
AI Powered Business
In this hands-on workshop, participants will use advanced AI tools to create unique brand identities and design professional websites for their business ideas. This session demonstrates how AI can simplify…
July 10, 2025
Ramadan Patterns
In this workshop participants are going to be introduced to Python programming through creative geometric Islamic patterns. Students will learn loops & functions to generate patterns.
July 10, 2025
3D Bubble Creativity for Eid Cards
In this workshop participants are going to be introduced to 3D printing through creating geometric Arabic patterns using the 3D Doodler/Pen then they are going to learn to paint using…
July 1, 2025
AI Ramadan Vibes
During the month of Ramadan, Studio 5 will run a series of workshops celebrating the holy month. We will host online workshops that share Ramadan vibes using AI, coding, and…
June 15, 2025
Introduction to mobile robots and domotics
In this lesson students will have to choose between building a model of a space with 3 automated elements using sensors and actuators of different kinds or building a mobile…
June 6, 2025
From Plastic Bags to Eco-Wallets
Participants explore how everyday choices (like accepting plastic bags at stores) affect our planet. They’ll discover plastic’s journey into oceans and landfills, brainstorm eco-friendly alternatives (e.g., cloth bags), and transform…
June 1, 2025
A Makey Makey Integration for a Transdisciplinary Science Research Project
This lesson focuses on the use of Makey Makey technology as a culminating integration tool to showcase and assess student learning across a transdisciplinary unit on New York State mammals.…
May 29, 2025
The Birds Aren’t Real: A Collaboration Between Shop and Computer
In this interdisciplinary unit, students will create three-dimensional wooden bird sculptures that incorporate basic robotics using the BBC microbit. Inspired by the satirical conspiracy theory “Birds Aren’t Real,” students will…
May 27, 2025STANDARDS-ALIGNED
Community contributed lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer formal educators innovative pathways to teaching content knowledge. The Fab I Can Statements are a resource to develop technology-literate learning progressions to align with content standards.
FAB TESTED
Periodically lessons are adapted and tested by the Fab Foundation team based on a call for submissions from fabbers, educators, and makers. Our inaugural set of lessons for the SCOPES-DF project were Fab Tested in 2016 and are tagged Fab Tested on the website.
OPEN-SOURCE VALUES
Lessons are distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, that permits free use and re-purposing by others.