The Coding Force is with YOU
By: Margo Long, OSU Extension Education, 4-H Youth Development, Marion County Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a galaxy far, far away with your own trusty droid like BB-8, C-3PO or R2-D2? Well, here’s…
Eco April’s: Code for Good, Life on Land Coding Challenge
By: Meghan Thoreau, OSU Extension Educator, Community Development & STEM, Pickaway County Kids today will inherit the Earth of tomorrow, so it’s important to start their “eco-education” early. Interactive games and programming projects are great ways to educate and empower kids…
Pi Day Coding activities
Pi day is here! Ohio State University has a few different activities for Pi day. All of them involve calculating the digits of Pi with different codes: The most basic: Pi day hour of code activity Pi Day Activity Precalculus…
The UnThunkable: Teaching Middle School and High School Girls Programming During a Pandemic
By: Margo Long, OSU Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Marion County During COVID-19 and the time of ultimate screen time fatigue, why would anyone want to add another virtual experience to the calendar? Because the mission to close the gender…
littleBits: Hands-on Prototyping and Learning with Modular Electronics
By: Meghan Thoreau, OSU Extension Educator in Community Development programmatic focus on STEM Education and Career Exploration. Teaming up with K-12 educators is essential to keeping Extension programs dynamic and relevant to what students are currently learning and accessing in…
4-H World Changers
WORLD CHANGERS for Middle & High School Girls Inspired by Girls Who Code In 4-H, we believe in the power of young people. Through self-chosen projects, kids are paired with mentors and given opportunities to lead. These projects and experiences…
The Physics of Video Games
By: Dr. Chris Orban, Assistant Professor at OSU Marion Campus Everyone loves video games and they can be a great way to help students think about how computers simulate the world. Increasingly, computer simulations are becoming part of the day-to-day…
STEM SKILLS
By: Sally McClaskey, an OSU Extension Program Manager in Education & Marketing If you focused on the future of STEM, you will see the “T” in STEM is gaining prominence. Technology proficiency is a core life skill coupled with computing…
