Great documentaries and a podcast about the power of the maker movement in education and society.

1. How the Maker Movement Connects Students to Engineering and Technology via Edutopia
LINK: YouTube link

2. Maker | Self-Help Documentary | Full Movie | Entrepreneurship via Stash
LINK: YouTube link

3. Rise Of The Makers: Return Of The Maker Movement | A League Of Extraordinary Makers
- 5 Part Series via CNA INSIDER
LINKS: Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five

4. Podcast on the value of GearBots STEM Program and our partnership with the Abbotsford International Airshow. This was created using Google's Notebook LM
LINK: Audio file

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IMPORTANT SKILL: How to use a USB Memory stick with a Windows OS machine

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1. Introduction to the Micro:Bit: (a prerequisite for the Sr. STEM Academy)

• Freenove Inventor Kit
  - Order from Amazon.ca - make sure kit includes the micro:bit

2. Introduction to 3D Design: (a prerequisite for the Sr. STEM Academy)

• TinkerCAD software

• OnShape software
  - Start here: General overview
  - Instruction: Learn how to use OnShape - complete all the tutorials in this link
  - Instruction: Design Challenge - test your skills - Tutorial videos - worksheet download
  - Instruction: Tutorial videos: Designing for the laser cutter
  - Instruction: Ultimate challenge worksheet: worksheet download
  - Instruction: How to build a laser cut / tabbed box via @MakerLessons: tutorial
  - Project Idea: Design a bi-wing airplane from scratch CAD Video Tutorials
  - Project Idea: Design a robotics arm from scratch OnShape course
  - Project Idea: How to Create Your Own 3D Lego Man CADemist

3. Introduction to 2D Design: (a prerequisite for the Sr. STEM Academy)

• InkScape software (download and install at home)
  - Watch and do - videos: 1-14, 17, 18

• Tutorial videos: TroTec Laser Cutter

4. Introduction to Game Design:

• MakeCode Arcade
  - Watch how to use the software first

• Godot Engine software
  - Complete Asteroid Platform series
  - NEW How to make a Video Game - Godot Beginner Tutorial via Brackeys

• Unity Engine software
  - 2D Platformer Crash Course

5. Introduction to Animation:

• Pencil2D software
  - Watch and do - videos: 1, 4-11
• 12 principles of animation via AlanBeckerTutorials

6. Online robotics platform: - GearsBot

• Editor link via aposteriori
• Wiki and other resources
• START HERE with this tutorial series via Yoni Garbourg
• Beginner tutorials via Mint Genie
• Paintball tutorial via P Smith

7. ESP32 Board Display Board - Sr STEM Academy resource

Getting Started with ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display Board – CYD (ESP32-2432S028R)