🌕 Today, NASA Artemis II astronauts will make a moon flyby, marking a defining moment of lunar exploration in the 21st century! 🚀 Aerospace Engineer — Zaida Hernández — helped build Artemis I! Read Zaida's inspiring interview in the NCWIT Media Hub: ncwit.org/blog/interview-with-an-artemis-engineer

🆕 Activity for students in grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-3026-additives-affect-surface-tension-activity How Additives Affect Surface Tension💧 In this hands-on activity, students observe, model + analyze how substances like surfactants can alter fluid behavior in the lungs.

In this design challenge, students are introduced to logic gates + problem solving through a real-world scenario in which delivery trucks must be efficiently routed through a congested city area 🚚 🆕 For grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uod-3024-rush-hour-mayhem-logic-gates-activity

🆕 Adding an Ethical Twist to Engineering Designs: teachengineering.org/activities/view/tam-3022-ethical-twist-engineering-design-activity After this engaging case study, 10th grade students should be able to: ✅ Define and understand ethics in general and in engineering

🆕 In this design challenge, students construct a prosthetic hand and program it to move through different angles of motion, modeling how real-world assistive technologies function 🤚🏿 For grades 10-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-3021-smart-prosthetic-hand-grip-arduino-activity

Open to all! 🤗 See you on Friday: ncwit.org/event/meeting-of-the-minds-the-power-of-microaffirmations

📆 This week, attend our upcoming Meeting of the Minds: bit.ly/Mom-Microaffirmations Join us to learn how adopting microaffirmations as a systemic practice can help broaden participation, support accessibility, and create learning environments where every student feels seen + capable of succeeding!

🆕 Exploring Light and Health: Designing a Light-Based Diagnostic Device In this hands-on challenge, students use the engineering design process to design and build a light-based test device 🔦 For fifth graders: teachengineering.org/activities/view/fiu-3023-light-based-diagnostic-device-activity

Join the NCWIT Higher Ed Alliance for the Meeting of the Minds with Dr. Roderick Lee — leader in #BPC and designing identity‑affirming STEM learning environments: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wwODlPlhSuS88KlMuOZinw#/registration

🆕 Check out this latest high school school addition to our free digital library! Hands-On Robotics: Precision Pick-and-Place Challenge 🤖 In this activity, students will act as robotics engineers, and should be able to:

Mission Myelin: Model, Damage, Repair 🧬 Biomedical and bio engineers study myelin to test how different treatments can promote remyelination, especially in neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). 🆕 After this hands-on simulation, students should be able to:

The 1️⃣ week countdown is on: Apply to attend the @teachengineering.org Champions Institute! This is YOUR opportunity for engineering education PD — and to be inspired! 🤩 Begin your application day: teachengineering.org/pdworkshops

🆕 For students in grades 6-8: teachengineering.org/activities/view/rice-3008-fluid-forces-bridges-hydraulic-systems-activity In this new activity, students explore how water and other fluids can exert enough force to raise a heavy bridge — and then design a hydraulic bridge for themselves! 🌉

If you are committed to amplifying STEM advocacy — and inspiring your peers, students, and community! — apply for PD through the @teachengineering.org Champions Institute: teachengineering.org/pdworkshops Open to all K-12 educators, counselors, and informal STEM teachers nationwide! 😊 Apply today!

Check out the latest addition to our free digital library! 🆕 For students in grades 6-8 to think critically and creatively: teachengineering.org/activities/view/usm-3009-biome-robots-polymers-survival-activity In this engineering design challenge ––

Teach Engineering has always prepared educators to lead with confidence and spark students' excitement for discovery! 🤩 Now, we have a new look: teachengineering.org The same @teachengineering.org you love, but with updated visuals to help you inspire the next generation of change makers!

😎 If you're committed to energizing and empowering STEM students, apply to become a Teach Engineering Champion: teachengineering.org/pdworkshops A 2025 TECI Champion Graduate said: "As an educator working in rural communities, I am always seeking high-quality, culturally adaptable STEM resources —

The TECI is a 2-day, immersive program that blends hands-on exploration, collaboration, and reflection to create a dynamic learning experience. This is an opportunity to join a community of other like-minded education professionals to learn, collaborate, and innovate through workshops like:

Passionate STEM Educators: Become a @teachengineering.org Champion! 🥇 👉🏽 Apply today to receive advanced training, resources, and to learn how Teach Engineering can help you engage students in engineering: teachengineering.org/pdworkshops

We recently partnered with @discovereorg.bsky.social to host a webinar on exploring practical ways to introduce engineering to K-12 students! Educators stepped into the role of students and participated in a hands-on challenge from the TeachEngineering Digital Library called Controlling Sound! 🔊

🚸 K-12 STEM Educators: If you’re already inspiring and leading both students and fellow educators, Teach Engineering needs your passion! Become a Teach Engineering Champion and inspire your colleagues to engage future generations with hands-on engineering experiences! 🧰

Calling all formal and informal K-12 educators 📣 Become a Teach Engineering Champion and participate in the annual @teachengineering.org Champions Institute! This exclusive and unique professional development offers:

🆕 @teachengineering.org is hiring an Education Consultant! This collaborative part-time, work-from-home role will plan and deliver PD, execute the Teach Engineering Champions Institute, and provide project management services. ✍🏻 Learn more and apply now: ncwit.org/jobs

🆕 @teachengineering.org is hiring an Education Consultant! This collaborative part-time, work-from-home role will plan and deliver PD, execute the Teach Engineering Champions Institute, and provide project management services. ✍🏻 Learn more and apply now: ncwit.org/jobs

👟 Sole Survivors: Designing Energy-Absorbing Orthotics 👟 🆕 In this hands-on activity, students act as biomedical engineers and follow the engineering design process to create and test custom orthotic insoles: teachengineering.org/activities/view/clem-3005-sole-survivors-energy-orthotics-activity

🆕 Straws and Strings: How Fingers Work, One Pull at a Time In this informal learning activity, students become engineers and build a working finger—and maybe even a full hand—using only simple materials like popsicle sticks, straws, and string. The goal: Make the creation move like a hand 👋🏼

🆕 Informal activity for middle schoolers: Robotic Arm Challenge Using their knowledge of simple machines, students engage in the engineering design process to design, build, and operate a model robotic arm 🤖

Want to know how to effectively teach engineering concepts to students? We are partnering with @teachengineering.org to give you the tips, tricks, and secret formula to building a student's STEM identity! Register Now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5IJJhUt2SXWdMBdJ6L5ixQ

🆕 Fast Track Factory: Using the Engineering Design Process to Improve Efficiency in Mass Production: In this engaging activity, 9th graders become “efficiency experts” contracted by an auto manufacturer: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uol-3007-fast-track-factory-mass-production-activity

🆕 In this hands-on activity for 9th graders, students learn about ethical hacking, containers, and network engineering as they use Docker to: understand how to detect system network vulnerabilities, develop customized wordlists, and discuss solutions to secure systems from threat actors.

NCWIT celebrates the legacy of Dr. Gladys West — GPS pioneer and 2021 Pioneer in Tech Award Recipient — who passed away at 95 🤍 ▶️ Listen to her inspiring #NCWITConversation for Change in the NCWIT Media Hub ncwit.org/video/2021-vncwit-pioneer-in-award-celebration-with-dr-gladys-west-video-playback

🆕 Mines to Mobiles: Aqueous Solutions and Environmental Chemistry: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uot-3002-mines-mobiles-aqueous-solutions-activity In this activity, 7th and 8th grade students use the engineering design process to efficiently extract a model rare earth element, terbium:

⚗️ Investigating Surface Tension and Surfactants ⚗️ One of the most important developments in current pharmaceutical research is the development of protein-based drugs. 🆕 Activity for 11th graders: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2910-surfactants-protein-aggregation-pharmaceuticals-activity

🆕 A hands-on activity that combines physics and the engineering design process to learn how civil engineers and construction managers balance safety, performance, and efficiency. 🪨 Get the Materials Down the Hill 🪨

Ocean engineers contribute to strategies that mitigate the impacts of climate change, safeguard biodiversity, and ensure sustainable development in vulnerable coastal regions. 🆕 Unraveling Rising Sea Levels: Exploring Density Through Mixtures and Solutions for Young Ocean Engineers:

🆕 For students in grades 9-10: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2926-under-pressure-arduino-sensor-force-activity Under Pressure: Using Young’s Modulus to Explore Material Properties ➕ This curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards!

Chemical engineers design and optimize processes to separate, purify, and produce substances such as chemicals, fuels, and other materials. 🧪 Sustainable Separations through Chemical Engineering 🆕 In this hands-on activity, students in grades 6-8 explore various various separation methods —

🆕 Hands-on coding activity for 9th grade students: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2925-python-functions-copilot-computer-science-activity Python Functions Utilizing Copilot 🐍 After this activity, students should be able to:

🆕 ELISA and Point of Care Devices 🦠 During this hands-on activity, 11th-12th graders act as biomedical engineers and learn the basic principles of the humoral immune response and use a model to understand how antibodies and antigens interact in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

🆕 Students discover how electric and magnetic fields exert forces on objects by using the engineering design process to design and build a small model maglev train 🚄 Designing and Testing Maglev Train Prototypes 🚄

🆕 Activity for students in grades 11-12: Become a Genome Engineer and Explore CRISPR-Cas9's Potential to Cure Human Genetic Disorders In this group activity, students use the engineering design process to research one of five genetic disorders and learn about CRISPR-Cas9 using a paper model!

🌐 This #NationalCareerDevelopmentMonth, @ncwitc4c.bsky.social reflects on the opportunity to re-evaluate the pathways available to students as the workforce continues to be shaped by emerging technologies and AI: ncwit.org/blog/reflecting-on-national-career-development-month

Microcontroller-Based Instruments for Medical Use 🆕 Activity for students in 10th grade: teachengineering.org/activities/view/mis-2924-microcontroller-instruments-medical-use-activity

(1/2) Did you know that @ncwitc4c.bsky.social offers virtual and in-person professional development nationwide? #NationalCareerDevelopmentMonth These webinars and workshops: 👩🏻‍🏫 Provide counselors, educators, and advocates with actionable strategies to broaden participation in computing #BPC

Nuclear engineers design and maintain systems that keep nuclear reactors safe, and monitor conditions such as temperature and radiation, helping detect problems before they become dangerous. ☢️ Designing an Arduino Geiger Counter ☢️

Unveiling the Unseen: A Statistical Analysis of Noise Detection and Soundproofing ​ 🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 11-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-2996-statistical-analysis-noise-detection-soundproofing After this activity, students should be able to:

Join us tomorrow for the next Meeting of the Minds: bit.ly/HigherEdMeet-DataScience This talk will highlight the growing role of community colleges in advancing data science education, with a focus on Dr. Solomon Russell’s transformative work at @elcaminocollege.bsky.social!

Ethical hacking is another way engineers solve problems and protect important tech by finding weak spots before real attackers do🛡️ In this hands-on activity, students build practical lab skills and broaden #CSed knowledge by building a safe hacking lab and learning tools used to test real networks.

🆕 Hands-on activity for grades 9-12: teachengineering.org/activities/view/oks-2995-unlocking-secrets-semiconductors-logic-gates-activity ⚡ Unlocking the Secrets of Semiconductors: Logic Gates & Design ⚡

(1/2) 🆕 For students in grades 9-10: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uol-3003-craft-production-efficiency-profit-purpose-activity In this new activity, students become a car startup to design + implement a vehicle production system that integrates principles associated with craft manufacturing