Bytes to Bites: Drawing Pancakes with G-Code
Create your pancakes with code! This lesson introduces you to the concepts behind CNC Computer language called G-Code and walks you through a step by step introduction on creating…
Designing PancakeBot 3D Printed Extensions
Hacking machines to either improve, or change the original purpose of the machine can be rewarding and gives the user control over their machine as well as what they can…
IN THIS COLLECTION
This collection includes 3 lessons developed exclusively for the SCOPES-DF by Miguel Valenzuela, Inventor of the PancakeBot.
These lessons offer an entry point for food enthusiasts and technologists alike to explore digitally fabricated food. The lessons were designed with students of all ages and educators of all types in mind.
PANCAKEBOT TEACHER GUIDE
Miguel Valenzuela has partnered with the Fab Foundation and the SCOPES-DF team to expand STEM learning and give exposure to digital fabrication technologies through food. This special collection is accompanied by a teacher guide for the PancakeBot.
Download the PancakeBot Teacher Guide
In the spirit of PancakeBot’s creation, Miguel and his family continue to push the boundaries of learning and enjoyment through hacking for knowledge and loads of fun!
Quantum Ideas
The workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of quantum computing by allowing participants to compare how the computers they use every day process information with how quantum computers work. Participants…
October 20, 2026
A Moss Biotile That Greens Bare Concrete for Cooler, Calmer Cities
A Living Wall is a small, modular “biotile” — a low‑pH, porous cast block that lets live moss take root on it, so a bare urban surface can slowly become…
September 26, 2026
Digital Economy Coders.
A 4-session online workshop focused on mobile app development and financial literacy using Thunkable. The experience will be hands on and project based, guiding participants to design, build, and present…
September 8, 2026
Agro-Tech Dome قبة التكنولوجيا الزراعية
يستكشف المشاركون كيف يمكن للتكنولوجيا أن تدعم الزراعة المستدامة والحفاظ على الأعشاب والنباتات المحلية. من خلال أنشطة عملية، يقوم المتعلمون بتصميم وبناء قبة زراعية (Agri-Dome) باستخدام النمذجة ثلاثية الأبعاد والطباعة…
September 7, 2026
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…
August 31, 2026
When Plants Speak: Learning Through Making for Sustainable Plant Care
Teachers involved Science, Social Science, Environmental Studies, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Fab Lab instructors can contribute. How it works Starts with a question: “How do we know what a…
August 29, 2026
Technology for Social improvement: The “Kindness Sensor” Robot
The workshop introduces the basics of sensors, inputs and outputs by allowing participants to explore how their iPads detect physical movements. Participants will learn how to use code blocks to…
August 25, 2026
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 ]…
July 22, 2026
Future Ready Learning : Harnessing Emerging Technologies التعلم المستقبلي : تسخير التقنيات الناشئ
تستكشف جلسة التطوير المهني “الاستقصاء” لمدة ساعة واحدة والمخصصة للمعلمين، كيفية ردم الفجوة بين التعلم داخل الصف والمهارات المستقبلية المطلوبة. سيتعرف المشاركون على أكثر المهارات طلبًا في مختلف القطاعات، مثل الطلاقة الرقمية، ومهارات…
July 22, 2026
Arduino Uno Q– Day 3: Full Hybrid System Creation
This workshop aims to teach participants how to create a full hybrid system using IoT and AI. In addition, participants will have an overview on many different aspects of data…
June 28, 2026
Arduino Uno Q– Day 2: Python Arduino Programming for AI detection and action
This workshop aims to teach participants IoT and API coding and its fundamentals, using Python and live data to visualize, analyze, predict and project effects on short and long term.…
June 28, 2026
Arduino Uno Q – Day 1: Intro / Setup / OS Installation
This workshop aims to teach participants basic coding and its fundamentals, using Python and Arduino, going from knowing the board, do the full setup and configuration, write the basic Python/Arduino…
June 28, 2026
Local AI Agent discovering the Arduino Uno Q
This hands-on workshop guides participants step by step through the process of building and running a portable local AI agent using a resource-constrained device such as the Arduino UNO Q.…
June 25, 2026
Interactive Beginning Sounds: Exploring Letters with Scratch & Scratch Jr
In this lesson, students develop early literacy skills by identifying and pronouncing beginning sounds, with a focus on the letter “B.” Students engage in phonics learning as they connect the…
April 30, 2026
Engineering a Sensor-Based Plant Care System
Students design and build a smart plant monitoring system using an Arduino, a sensor, and an LED. They collect and analyze data such as light levels to determine when a…
April 29, 2026
Fun Quiz on Binary with MicroBits
This is an optional extension activity after the teaching of binary numbers. In the introductory arithmetic module, students learn the four operations of numbers, the PEMDAS or BODMAS rule,…
April 29, 2026STANDARDS-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.