AI in STEM Education: teaching materials now available!

After a year's work, our “AI in STEM Education” teaching resources were launched at the European Science on Stage Festival in Turku last month and have already met with an enthusiastic response.

In order to support teachers with preparing their students for the digital future, these five digital teaching units offer tools, methods as well as project and cooperation ideas for integrating the complex topic of AI and machine learning into the classroom. They are suited for teachers with and without previous experience in the subject and provide activities and resources for all school types, from primary to secondary education.

Here's what you will find in the materials:

• First Steps with AI and Data Analysis: get to know generative AI and big data
• STEM Resources 4.0: create your own digital educational resources using AI and block-based programming
• Machine Learning at School: understand and experiment with artificial neural networks
• EcoKids Teach AI and Recycling Smart: learn to programme waste separation with the help of AI using Scratch/PictoBlox (for younger students) and Python (for advanced students)

The project was launched by Science on Stage Germany and is being supported by the other members of Science on Stage Europe.

We thank our authors, teachers Selçuk Yusuf Arslan and his team (Türkiye), Daniel Janssen (Germany), Cláudia Meirinhos (Portugal), Paulo Torcato (Portugal) and Paul Tyler (UK), for their commitment and generosity in sharing their teaching concepts.

We would also like to thank our volunteers from the Science on Stage network who commented and proofread all materials for their valuable advice and feedback.

The project was made possible with the generous support of Amazon Future Engineer.