On May 5, we are focusing on an epicly (that’s a word, right?!) enormous feat of engineering with our Colossal Hand exhibit! Watch the Explorer Zone episode on Facebook Live at 11AM CT on May 5 and see how it was prototyped, engineered, constructed, and functions. Stay with the STEM educator crew and learn how to make your own scaled-down Arduino controlled hand or download the guide for developing a cardboard prototype. Dive deeper into the vast world of engineering and coding with our career connections!

After tuning in to this week’s episode, join in the challenge to design your own Robot Hand!

Be a Biomedical Engineer

Robot Hand Activity

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> Interests and skill sets

• Intrigued by How things work

• Building and designing mechanical things

• Coding and Programming

• Math & Physics

• Creative Problem Solver

• Tenacious

• Innovative 

> Courses and degree programs

• Math 

• Physics

• Biomechanics

• Coding & Programming/Computer Science

• Biology

• Zoology

• Mechanical or structural engineering

• Product or industrial design

• Orthotics or Prosthetics

• Biomedical engineering

• 3D printing 

• Pre-med, pre-vet

• Coherent optics and holography

• Tissue engineering 

• Wearable sensor technology

>jobs

• Biomedical engineer

• Structural engineer

• Mechanical engineer

• Roboticist

• Product designer

• Coding engineer

• Prosthetist/Animal Prosthetist

• Contractor

• Welder

> Writing Prompt

1. Create a science fiction short story that you think could become science fact in your lifetime. 

2. Write a description of the biomechanical movement of a joint in your body or describe how a system of your body functions.

Videos

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So You Want to Become a Biomedical Engineer | IEEEx on edX | Course About Video

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The Big Questions of Biomedical Engineering | Sofia Mehmood | TEDxYouth@PWHS

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Every 6-year-old needs to Learn Bioengineering | Amanda Strawhacker | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet

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"Bionic Vet" Makes Prosthetics for Pets

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3D printing human tissue: where engineering meets biology | Tamer Mohamed | TEDxStanleyPark

Activities, Games and more!

Games & videos https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/engineering.html

Cool Games https://tryengineering.org/students/games/

Activities & Lessons

• Discover ehttps://www.discovere.org/our-activities

• Curricular Unit: Biomedical Engineering and the Human Body

Teach Engineering Middle

• Prosthetic Party 

• Engineering Bones

• Artificial Bicep

• Artificial heart quick design challenge

Teach Engineering Elementary Move Your Muscles

• Nerve Racking 

• The Heart of the Matter

Teach Engineering HS

• The Pirates of Prosthetics:

• Tissue Mechanics 

• Heart to Heart 

a hologram projector at home 

• How to make a 3D hologram at home 

• How to make a hologram 

How to make projector in 2 minutes 

Arduino or robotic hands

• https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Gabry295/how-to-make-a-remote-controlled-robotic-hand-with-arduino-32b0f5

• https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Robotic-Hand-Controlled-by-a-Glove-and-Arduino/

• https://www.servomagazine.com/magazine/article/august2015_Ohlmus

Further Resources

• https://www.steamsational.com/engineering-activities-for-kids/

• https://www.asceville.org/activities.html

• https://thekindergartenconnection.com/awesome-engineering-activities-kids/