Tag: STEM

Dash the Mother’s Day Messenger

We found this Mother’s Day activity in the archives. Create your own variation to deliver a gift and a message to anyone you love. Enjoy. What You’ll Need Dash Building Brick Connectors Set up Time 15 minutes Supplies LEGO® bricks (optional) Flowers, candy, a homemade card, or any other Mother’s Day gift (optional) Mission: Use […]

More Earth Day with Dash

Celebrate Earth Day by turning Dash into your class’s eco‑hero with these hands‑on coding challenges that bring recycling, plant power, clean‑up missions, the water cycle, and wildlife rescue to life. Each activity weaves environmental science and block‑based programming into a fun, meaningful experience for young learners. 1. Recycle Relay (Gripper Kit) Objective: Teach students about […]

Earth Day with Dash: 3 Free Lesson Plans

Get ready to roll into Earth Day with Dash. In this post, we present three lesson plans that combine environmental themes and robotics using Dash—giving your students a chance to learn about life cycles, seed dispersal, and weather patterns in a hands-on, interactive way. Plus, we’ll look at how some inspiring teachers on Instagram are […]

Celebrate Nat’l Poetry Month with Dash

Poetry and Coding? You Bet. April is National Poetry Month—a perfect time to celebrate language and creativity in your classroom. In the two lesson plans featured here, your students won’t just read and write poems: they’ll also program a Dash robot to bring those poetic lines to life. By merging verse analysis with hands-on coding, […]

Eggs-cellent Fun with Dash Robot

As Easter approaches, why not hop into some egg-cellent fun with Wonder Workshop’s Dash robot? These three Easter-themed activities will have your students collaborating, coding, and celebrating springtime traditions in a hands-on, engaging way. Each activity encourages problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork—guaranteeing a memorable learning experience for all! Do the Egg Help Challenge!  In this challenge […]

New NGSS Science Adventures: Blast Off with 20 K-5 Science Activities for Curious Coders

Blast Off with New Science Activities in Make Wonder Are you ready to take your students on an out-of-this-world learning journey? We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new NGSS-aligned Science Activities! These 20 interactive K-5 activities combine Earth & Space, Life, and Physical Science concepts with fundamental coding skills—like sequencing, loops, events, and conditionals—so kids can […]

Selecting the Best Robot for Young Learners: Dash vs. Makeblock mBot2 Comparison

Educational robots have become a powerful way not only to introduce kids to coding and STEM concepts, but also to inspire them to invent the future.  Sorting through the many different options to find the best fit, however, is a real challenge all its own.  Wonder Workshop’s Dash and Makeblock’s mBot2 are two standout robots […]

Selecting the Best Robot for Young Learners: Dash vs. Miko 3 Comparison

A good STEM robot does more than introduce kids to technology—it equips them with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity skills they need to succeed in a constantly changing world.  There are plenty of robots on the market, which is fantastic—it means more people are recognizing their value. But with so many options, it can […]

10 Inspiring Books Celebrating Native American Heritage in STEM

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are highlighting children’s and YA books that celebrate the vital contributions of Native American innovators in science, technology, engineering, and math. These stories of resilience and ingenuity showcase how Native leaders in STEM have shaped the past and continue to tackle today’s challenges, inspiring young readers to […]

Program Dash to Draw a Tree

Help Dash Draw the Shape of a Christmas Tree For this activity, you can either use the  Sketch Kit accessory with Dash or you can fashion your own harnass for a magic marker and get drawing. The downloadable PDF includes a link to a video of Dash drawing the tree as well as a Blockly […]