YES at the Museum of Science, Boston
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Youth Engineering Solutions (YES): PreK-8 education division at the Museum of Science, Boston. Educating the next generation of problem solvers & engineers via high-quality STEM resources, materials, and professional learning. STEM is for everyone.
Introduce students to how computers gather and respond to real-world data.
Engineering Vision Extenders: Light Sensors guides middle school learners through building a simple light sensor using micro:bits and MakeCode while comparing digital sensing to human senses.
Engineering Vision Extenders: Light Sensors guides middle school learners through building a simple light sensor using micro:bits and MakeCode while comparing digital sensing to human senses.
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Introduce students to how computers gather and respond to real-world data.
Engineering Vision Extenders: Light Sensors guides middle school learners through building a simple light sensor using micro:bits and MakeCode while comparing digital sensing to human senses.
Engineering Vision Extenders: Light Sensors guides middle school learners through building a simple light sensor using micro:bits and MakeCode while comparing digital sensing to human senses.
Get your students coding in minutes, not weeks with Engineering Landing Pads: Delivery Notification Systems for middle school learners.
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Get your students coding in minutes, not weeks with Engineering Landing Pads: Delivery Notification Systems for middle school learners.
How can coding help students design a tool that supports healthier screen use?
Arriving in 2026, our Electronic Timers module invites students to write a MakeCode program for a micro:bit to time how long someone stays in a slouched, screen-oriented posture and send reminders to adjust.
Arriving in 2026, our Electronic Timers module invites students to write a MakeCode program for a micro:bit to time how long someone stays in a slouched, screen-oriented posture and send reminders to adjust.
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How can coding help students design a tool that supports healthier screen use?
Arriving in 2026, our Electronic Timers module invites students to write a MakeCode program for a micro:bit to time how long someone stays in a slouched, screen-oriented posture and send reminders to adjust.
Arriving in 2026, our Electronic Timers module invites students to write a MakeCode program for a micro:bit to time how long someone stays in a slouched, screen-oriented posture and send reminders to adjust.
Kindergarten is where coding confidence begins.
Students explore algorithms and problem-solving by guiding a robot through a park cleanup, adjusting their instructions and adding repeats to streamline the job.
#Teaching #Kindergarten #EdTech #LessonPlans #Coding #TeachingResources
Students explore algorithms and problem-solving by guiding a robot through a park cleanup, adjusting their instructions and adding repeats to streamline the job.
#Teaching #Kindergarten #EdTech #LessonPlans #Coding #TeachingResources
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Kindergarten is where coding confidence begins.
Students explore algorithms and problem-solving by guiding a robot through a park cleanup, adjusting their instructions and adding repeats to streamline the job.
#Teaching #Kindergarten #EdTech #LessonPlans #Coding #TeachingResources
Students explore algorithms and problem-solving by guiding a robot through a park cleanup, adjusting their instructions and adding repeats to streamline the job.
#Teaching #Kindergarten #EdTech #LessonPlans #Coding #TeachingResources
How do you turn computational thinking into real-world change?
Launching in 2026, Timer Algorithms (Grades 6–8) invites students to design a digital timer that helps users avoid “text neck.”
Sign up to be notified when the module becomes available: yes.mos.org/curricula/en...
Launching in 2026, Timer Algorithms (Grades 6–8) invites students to design a digital timer that helps users avoid “text neck.”
Sign up to be notified when the module becomes available: yes.mos.org/curricula/en...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How do you turn computational thinking into real-world change?
Launching in 2026, Timer Algorithms (Grades 6–8) invites students to design a digital timer that helps users avoid “text neck.”
Sign up to be notified when the module becomes available: yes.mos.org/curricula/en...
Launching in 2026, Timer Algorithms (Grades 6–8) invites students to design a digital timer that helps users avoid “text neck.”
Sign up to be notified when the module becomes available: yes.mos.org/curricula/en...
Congratulations to Bradley Elementary School for winning the 2025 School on the Move prize! We loved seeing Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) lessons mentioned as a part of the work happening in classrooms.
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Congratulations to Bradley Elementary School for winning the 2025 School on the Move prize! We loved seeing Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) lessons mentioned as a part of the work happening in classrooms.
Bring computational thinking to life in your classroom!
In partnership with @mathworks.bsky.social, these beginner friendly MATLAB activities help students practice algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, and data science skills through interactive, in-browser experiences.
In partnership with @mathworks.bsky.social, these beginner friendly MATLAB activities help students practice algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, and data science skills through interactive, in-browser experiences.
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Bring computational thinking to life in your classroom!
In partnership with @mathworks.bsky.social, these beginner friendly MATLAB activities help students practice algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, and data science skills through interactive, in-browser experiences.
In partnership with @mathworks.bsky.social, these beginner friendly MATLAB activities help students practice algorithmic thinking, problem-solving, and data science skills through interactive, in-browser experiences.
Teach your middle schoolers how to analyze telescope data the way exoplanet scientists do!
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Teach your middle schoolers how to analyze telescope data the way exoplanet scientists do!
What can students learn from real disaster data?
Launching in 2026, our Crowdsourced Disaster Data module uses MATLAB to let students explore and modify an algorithm that calculates earthquake intensity from citizen survey responses.
Launching in 2026, our Crowdsourced Disaster Data module uses MATLAB to let students explore and modify an algorithm that calculates earthquake intensity from citizen survey responses.
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
What can students learn from real disaster data?
Launching in 2026, our Crowdsourced Disaster Data module uses MATLAB to let students explore and modify an algorithm that calculates earthquake intensity from citizen survey responses.
Launching in 2026, our Crowdsourced Disaster Data module uses MATLAB to let students explore and modify an algorithm that calculates earthquake intensity from citizen survey responses.
Looking for a hands-on way to introduce algorithms, inputs, and outputs?
In our Signal Bracelets module, students use block coding (MakeCode) and micro:bits to build a simple wearable communication device.
In our Signal Bracelets module, students use block coding (MakeCode) and micro:bits to build a simple wearable communication device.
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Looking for a hands-on way to introduce algorithms, inputs, and outputs?
In our Signal Bracelets module, students use block coding (MakeCode) and micro:bits to build a simple wearable communication device.
In our Signal Bracelets module, students use block coding (MakeCode) and micro:bits to build a simple wearable communication device.
Help students move beyond using tech to understanding how it works.
With our User Reviews Analysis module, grades 6–8 explore how a computer sorts user reviews, examine which features influence its decisions, and adjust the model to improve its accuracy.
With our User Reviews Analysis module, grades 6–8 explore how a computer sorts user reviews, examine which features influence its decisions, and adjust the model to improve its accuracy.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Help students move beyond using tech to understanding how it works.
With our User Reviews Analysis module, grades 6–8 explore how a computer sorts user reviews, examine which features influence its decisions, and adjust the model to improve its accuracy.
With our User Reviews Analysis module, grades 6–8 explore how a computer sorts user reviews, examine which features influence its decisions, and adjust the model to improve its accuracy.
Ready to deepen your students’ understanding of how computational tools and experimental design need to work together?
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ready to deepen your students’ understanding of how computational tools and experimental design need to work together?
Data visualizations can shape how students understand a problem.
With the Heatwave Visualizations module, grades 6–8 explore heatwave trends, compare different ways to define a heatwave, and create their own visualizations using free MATLAB interactives.
With the Heatwave Visualizations module, grades 6–8 explore heatwave trends, compare different ways to define a heatwave, and create their own visualizations using free MATLAB interactives.
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Data visualizations can shape how students understand a problem.
With the Heatwave Visualizations module, grades 6–8 explore heatwave trends, compare different ways to define a heatwave, and create their own visualizations using free MATLAB interactives.
With the Heatwave Visualizations module, grades 6–8 explore heatwave trends, compare different ways to define a heatwave, and create their own visualizations using free MATLAB interactives.
As Computer Science Education Week kicks off, we’re digging into a topic that matters more than ever: AI literacy.
#Teaching #STEMEducation #AI #ComputerScience
#Teaching #STEMEducation #AI #ComputerScience
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As Computer Science Education Week kicks off, we’re digging into a topic that matters more than ever: AI literacy.
#Teaching #STEMEducation #AI #ComputerScience
#Teaching #STEMEducation #AI #ComputerScience
Build your students’ AI literacy with the YES Photo Classification module! Upper elementary students discover how computers spot patterns in training data through simple, engaging activities.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Build your students’ AI literacy with the YES Photo Classification module! Upper elementary students discover how computers spot patterns in training data through simple, engaging activities.
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You can dip an egg in water and pull it out completely dry, thanks to cinnamon! 🥚✨🧪
Due to its coating in natural oils, cinnamon powder is hydrophobic and repels water on contact. That’s why you can press an egg into a bowl of cinnamon underwater and pull it out ...
Watch the video here:
Due to its coating in natural oils, cinnamon powder is hydrophobic and repels water on contact. That’s why you can press an egg into a bowl of cinnamon underwater and pull it out ...
Watch the video here:
Cinnamon Keeps This Egg Dry?! Kitchen Science
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December 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You can dip an egg in water and pull it out completely dry, thanks to cinnamon! 🥚✨🧪
Due to its coating in natural oils, cinnamon powder is hydrophobic and repels water on contact. That’s why you can press an egg into a bowl of cinnamon underwater and pull it out ...
Watch the video here:
Due to its coating in natural oils, cinnamon powder is hydrophobic and repels water on contact. That’s why you can press an egg into a bowl of cinnamon underwater and pull it out ...
Watch the video here:
World Pollution Prevention Day is the perfect moment to explore sustainability through engineering and coding.
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
World Pollution Prevention Day is the perfect moment to explore sustainability through engineering and coding.
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Join us on December 13 & 14 for Computer Science Education Weekend 2025, a two-day celebration of innovation, creativity, and code!
Get tickets: bit.ly/4pQnven
Get tickets: bit.ly/4pQnven
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Join us on December 13 & 14 for Computer Science Education Weekend 2025, a two-day celebration of innovation, creativity, and code!
Get tickets: bit.ly/4pQnven
Get tickets: bit.ly/4pQnven
On December 4, join our free educator webinar to discover how the YES Computer Science Framework helps students connect computational thinking with engineering design using tools like Google Teachable Machine and MATLAB.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
On December 4, join our free educator webinar to discover how the YES Computer Science Framework helps students connect computational thinking with engineering design using tools like Google Teachable Machine and MATLAB.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...
Today’s students interact with technology constantly, so giving them the tools to question what’s happening behind the scenes matters more than ever. Helping learners move from simply using technology to truly understanding it is one of the most powerful shifts we can make in STEM education.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today’s students interact with technology constantly, so giving them the tools to question what’s happening behind the scenes matters more than ever. Helping learners move from simply using technology to truly understanding it is one of the most powerful shifts we can make in STEM education.
YES is seeking classroom testers for a 2-lesson #compsci module supporting our Plastic Filters unit. Selected testers receive a stipend & materials. 🔗: forms.gle/hPx66vvWfkAx....
✨Made possible thanks to Dell Technologies.✨
#classroom #STEMEducation #teachers
✨Made possible thanks to Dell Technologies.✨
#classroom #STEMEducation #teachers
February 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
YES is seeking classroom testers for a 2-lesson #compsci module supporting our Plastic Filters unit. Selected testers receive a stipend & materials. 🔗: forms.gle/hPx66vvWfkAx....
✨Made possible thanks to Dell Technologies.✨
#classroom #STEMEducation #teachers
✨Made possible thanks to Dell Technologies.✨
#classroom #STEMEducation #teachers
Happy #NationalEngineersWeek! Celebrate with us by #engineering! Whether in class, at home, #afterschool or #springbreak: we have the perfect, fun, hands-on activities youth will love!
Download our free resources at: yes.mos.org/curricula/.
#STEMeducation #teachers #OST
Download our free resources at: yes.mos.org/curricula/.
#STEMeducation #teachers #OST
February 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy #NationalEngineersWeek! Celebrate with us by #engineering! Whether in class, at home, #afterschool or #springbreak: we have the perfect, fun, hands-on activities youth will love!
Download our free resources at: yes.mos.org/curricula/.
#STEMeducation #teachers #OST
Download our free resources at: yes.mos.org/curricula/.
#STEMeducation #teachers #OST
National Engineers Week is coming (2/16-2/22)! Encourage #students to design their future & help them discover #STEM career paths w/ YES resources! Download our free Careers for #Engineers posters here: yes.mos.org/yes-careers/....
#EngineersWeek #engineering #STEMcareers #teachers
#EngineersWeek #engineering #STEMcareers #teachers
YES Careers Posters - YES
Careers for Engineers Posters
Here are a few ways you can use Careers for Engineers Posters in your classroom:
Print them!
Post them on the wall throughout the year.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
National Engineers Week is coming (2/16-2/22)! Encourage #students to design their future & help them discover #STEM career paths w/ YES resources! Download our free Careers for #Engineers posters here: yes.mos.org/yes-careers/....
#EngineersWeek #engineering #STEMcareers #teachers
#EngineersWeek #engineering #STEMcareers #teachers
Want students to connect #classroom learning to global issues? Try our Engineering Plastic Filters & watch them build confidence in their ability to create solutions to real-world problems! Download for free: bit.ly/4eL6Ov2.
🌎🌎🌎
#STEM #teachers #environment #sustainability
🌎🌎🌎
#STEM #teachers #environment #sustainability
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Want students to connect #classroom learning to global issues? Try our Engineering Plastic Filters & watch them build confidence in their ability to create solutions to real-world problems! Download for free: bit.ly/4eL6Ov2.
🌎🌎🌎
#STEM #teachers #environment #sustainability
🌎🌎🌎
#STEM #teachers #environment #sustainability
♥️Happy Valentine's Day to you, and all the teachers, students, educators, administrators, and donors who make our work possible! ♥️
#valentines
#valentines
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
♥️Happy Valentine's Day to you, and all the teachers, students, educators, administrators, and donors who make our work possible! ♥️
#valentines
#valentines