Workshop Resources – Page 8 – STEMAZing Systems Thinking

Bernoulli’s Principle Demo – Ping Pong Ball Cup Jump

Bernoulli’s Principle Demo – Leaf Blower and Beach Ball

Bernoulli’s Principle Demo – Ping Pong Ball and Hair Dryer

Bernoulli Bags from Steve Spangler

Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story

Catching up with inventor William Kamkwamba

Inventor and author William Kamkwamba returns to the TED stage a decade after his TEDGlobal 2007 talk in which he spoke about building a windmill for his community at the age of 14. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, he shares with us where his dreams and accomplishments have taken him.

William Kamkwamba: How I built a windmill

William’s original TED talk when he was 19 years old. When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (adult, young readers, and picture book versions)

The phenomenal story of William Kamkwamba who taught himself how to generate electricity using science and engineering and then designed and built his own wind turbine. Shares the harsh realities of famine when people do not have access to electricity and energy for pumping water to grow…

Engineering Design Process STEM Challenge Work Mat

Designed by STEMAZing Teacher Leader, Danielle Swartz, this work mat allows students to work through the engineering design process as they use it for any STEM challenge.

NC State Engineering Design Process

One of our favorite versions of the Engineering Design Process, especially the part of failure!