North Louisiana STEAM Alliance

BUILD IT. CODE IT. BREAK IT. IMPROVE IT.

Sign up for LSUS Continuing Education's "Homeschool XRP: Next Gear Robotics Workshop' today! Ready to give teens ages 13–16 the chance to design, customize, program, test, and improve their own XRP robots while exploring the real-world engineering and technology behind robotics.

🛠️ Sept. 4 – Dec. 11
🕐 1 pm – 4 pm
🤖 Ages 13–16

🤖 BUILD IT. CODE IT. BREAK IT. IMPROVE IT.

Ready to take robotics to the next level? Our Homeschool XRP: Next Gear Robotics workshop gives teens ages 13–16 the chance to design, customize, program, test, and improve their own XRP robots while exploring the real-world engineering and technology behind robotics.

🛠️ Sept. 4 – Dec. 11
🕐 1 pm – 4 pm
🤖 Ages 13–16

Through hands-on challenges and collaborative projects, students will:
💻 Build robotics & programming skills
⚙️ Explore engineering and design thinking
🧠 Develop creative problem-solving & critical thinking
🤝 Practice collaboration and communication
🚀 Build confidence by testing, refining, and improving their designs

Students will discover what happens when hardware and software work together and learn that sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to build, test, rethink, and try again.

And the best part? No prior robotics experience is required!

Whether your teen is already fascinated by robots or just curious about how technology works, this workshop is a chance to explore, create, experiment, and innovate.

🤖 Their ideas. Their code. Their robot. Their next challenge.

Ready to power up their robotics skills? Register for Homeschool XRP: Next Gear Robotics!

Here's a great SciStarter Project for Grades 6-8 & Up: Stall Catchers 🐭

Watch short videos from mouse brains and score each blood vessel as flowing or stalled. It's fun! Those stalls are tied to reduced blood flow, a symptom of Alzheimer's, and your participation helps Cornell University researchers analyze data faster than computers can alone.

This project is a strong fit for lessons on health and biology! Find educator materials and more via the following link:
https://scistarter.org/stall-catchers-by-eyesonalz?utm_campaign

‼️North Louisiana Teachers‼️

University of Louisiana Monroe Museum of Natural History has FREE Discovery Boxes you can check out!

It’s a lending program that provides STEM activites that come fully packaged and prepared with the activity you choose for 30 students! The lesson plans are fully done AND are all standards based! The best part, when you return the box, they refill it for other teachers to use! NO MORE PREP AND UNEXPECTED COSTS FOR STEM ACTIVITIES!!!! If you’re interested, send them an email and ask for details! They can send you the standards each box covers so you can line it up with what you are teaching! The team is top notch and is always looking for new ideas to add to their collection!

Most boxes are aimed at 4th - 5th grades but can be scaled down or up to meet different grade level needs. Each box provides all materials required to perform the experiments for a group of 30 students. If you have more than one section of the class, the materials can be reused. The boxes can be kept for a week at a time and returned when done.

Here's a great SciStarter Project for Grades 3-5 & Up: Sourdough for Science 🍞

Create your own sourdough starter from just flour and water, then track your "Microbial Garden" over 14 days by measuring its growth and acidity! Your data helps scientists learn how different flours shape the microbes, rise, and flavor of bread. 🦠🥖

Find educator materials and more via the following link:
https://scistarter.org/sourdough-for-science?utm_campaign

MORE Solar Power Energy coming from Brown Upper Elementary ☀️ Way to use these hot days for something productive and educational! 🔋

Here's a great SciStarter Project for PreK-2 & Up: Seek, by iNaturalist.org 📱

Use a phone camera to identify plants, animals, insects, and fungi in real time! The free Seek app uses image recognition to name the species and share facts about it. No account or personal data required, which makes it safe for students and younger kids! Earn badges and complete challenges as learners build observation skills. 🍄

Find educator materials and more via the following link:
https://scistarter.org/seek-by-inaturalist?utm_campaign

Our friends at Starbase Louisiana Inc are doing something cool! Today registration for their STARBASE Louisiana X LSU Shreveport High School Rocketry Program goes LIVE at 6:00 PM!

🚀 Open to ALL high school-aged students
🙌 No prior rocketry experience needed
📍 LSUS Cyber Collaboratory
📅 Wednesdays | 4:15–5:45 PM

Spots are limited, so get registered TODAY at: https://bit.ly/FY27Student

Today is the Day! Registration for our STARBASE Louisiana + LSUS High School Rocketry Program opens at 6:00 PM!

🚀 Open to ALL high school-aged students
🙌 No prior rocketry experience needed
📍 LSUS Cyber Collaboratory
📅 Wednesdays | 4:15–5:45 PM

Spots are limited, so set those alarms for 6:00 PM! 👀

🔗 Registration: https://bit.ly/FY27Student

🎨🚀 Ready to TAG THE SKY?

North Desoto Upper Elementary is making use of this beaming Summer Sun for some Solar Science! ☀️

EDUCATORS - Learning Blade is FULLY FUNDED by the State of Louisiana for all teachers! Yes, that means FREE and approved for teachers to use in their classroom! Excellent resources to help teachers explore careers, discover hands-on activities, and so much more!

This Wednesday, August 19th, join a 30 min Noon Webinar hosted by Louisiana Manager for Learning Blade, Giovanni Torres, and Louisiana Educator of the Year to talk tips, tricks and Learning Blade!

Date & Time: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 12 Noon.
Register here: https://edynamiclearning.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yIR6iwEvREiUEPxGzX2WFg #/registration

If you are unable to attend, you will receive a recording!

LASTEM Region 7 and Learning Blade have partnered to help ensure that all teachers know about Learning Blade and know that Giovanni is there to support our Louisiana teacher success!
Learn more about Learning Blade here: Learning Blade - EDynamic Learning 💡

Louisiana Teachers - the final QSM Grant Writing Workshop will be tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19th from 6:00-7:30 PM! PK-12 public school teachers who are looking for a way to purchase instructional materials and equipment for their math, science or STEM class should consider submitting a proposal!

K -12 Educators can sign up here: https://lsu.formstack.com/forms/qsmteacherworkshop_fall2026

Teachers who also coach school-based robotics teams can apply! 🤖
Louisiana Science Teachers Association