Endeavor – STEM Career Exploration Activities for Middle School

Students explore advanced manufacturing techniques by designing and prototyping their own custom sneaker. They also come to understand the link between the design process and the high-tech manufacturing techniques that shape that future of production. Through this lesson, students connect these skills to STEM careers in engineering.

Students explore the world to come by calibrating a connected home. They utilize a variety of data sources to achieve optimal settings, adjusting their smart thermostat, lighting control system, and intelligent refrigerator. Students learn to interpret basic data sets to make cost and energy efficiency decisions.

As curation engineers at a music software company, students analyze content and user data to determine a perfect playlist. They learn how recommendation engines collect information about users from online behavior.

As doctors at a medical practice, students gather and analyze patient information to make diagnoses. They learn how to utilize diagnostic tools and medical machines to make an accurate diagnosis and understand the day-to-day job of a doctor.

Students learn to make real-world decisions when faced with data-related challenges. Through problem-based learning, students will compare sets of data, prioritize data in decision making, and manipulate data.

Students learn the game design process using the best practices in software development. As a game producer, students problem solve, apply and use tools to get work done, and make decisions within defined limitations.

Learners explore the industry of transportation, distribution, and logistics through an immersive simulation detailing the events that occur between a customer placing an order for a product all the way through to delivery. Learners must use industry best practices to solve common problems along the way.