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Some Favorite STEM Websites and Programs

Here are a few of our most recently used and favorite STEM related websites.  We use all of these programs in one way or another during our camps and workshops.  There are literally dozens and dozens of great resources out there for inspiring our students.  I will keep adding to the list over time.  Thank you and Enjoy!!

Tinkercad is an easy, browser-based 3D design and modeling tool for all. 

Tinkercad allows users to imagine anything and then design it in minutes. 

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Paint 3D makes it easy to unleash your creativity and bring your ideas to life.  Make 2D masterpieces or 3D models that you can play with from all angles.  Only available on Windows 10 PC's.

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The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that lets you get creative with digital technology. You can code, customize, and control your micro:bit from anywhere! You can use your micro:bit for all sorts of unique creations, from robots to musical instruments and more.

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Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.

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GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.

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Lego Mindstorms is a hardware software platform produced by Lego for the development of programmable robots based on Lego building blocks.

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Teach kids how to program with Dash and Dot, toy robots that make coding fun using apps on iPads, iPhones, Android tablets and phones.

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MakeCode brings computer science to life for all students with fun projects, immediate results, and both block and text editors for learners at different levels.

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Blockly Games is a series of educational games that teach programming. It is designed for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming. By the end of these games, players are ready to use conventional text-based languages.

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Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments.  Teachers have been using Chrome Music Lab as a tool in their classrooms to explore music and its connections to sciencemathart, and more.

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