3 STEM Activities that can be done Remotely

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September 20, 2024
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by David N., PhD

There are many options for great STEM extracurricular activities, but not all of them require that you travel far or even leave the house. Here are three that you can do at home or at least remotely.

Learn How to Do Image Analysis.

Learning how to do image analysis unlocks the creative potential of STEM students who do not know how, or who do not enjoy, computer programming. Students interested in computer science have long had an advantage over traditional science majors, because after you learn how to code, you can do many projects using just your laptop and the internet. Image analysis is the process of extracting quantitative information from shapes within images.

Learn How to Build Circuits Through Electronics Kits.

Many students don’t know that you can teach yourself electronics and robotics through easy-to-use kits that you can by. The most popular kit is a mini-computer called the Arduino Board. Arduino boards can be purchased as part of a kit that has wires and lights that come with video instructions on how to build your own electronics projects.

Through these lessons, you will learn the basics of how electronics work and how to build very cool devices for prototyping your own electronic gadgets. These kits come with dozens of projects that you build based on step-by-step instructions. Once you get familiar with some projects, you can build your own unique devices. There are many pre-made electronic components, like light sensors, gas sensors, and movement sensors that you can order to plug into your Arduino.

Buy a Microscope Attachment for Your Smartphone.

The advent of smartphones and microscope attachments means that the world is your creative oyster. A microscope attachment allows you to explore, take images of, and measure the wonderful microscopic world all around you.

Physics, chemistry, and biology all have microscopic features that give insight to why things behave the way they do. In combination with the scientific method, even by describing how things are in subjective terms you can derive many interesting conclusions about how nature works. This approach allows you to do many short-term and long-term projects to showcase your scientific curiosity.

From electrical boards to using a simple microscope attachment, there are various opportunities to explore STEM remotely for students!