Star Wars Day, celebrated annually on May 4, is an unofficial international holiday dedicated to honoring the beloved Star Wars film franchise. Star Wars has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to pursue careers in robotics, aerospace, and physics, aiming to turn fictional technology into reality.
Robots/Robotics
Interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science, focusing on mechanical and electrical engineering.
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) sparks interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics programs.
National Robotics Week is celebrated from the first Saturday in April every year. In 2025, it takes place from April 5 to 12. The weeklong series of events and activities are aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of “robo-technology” and the tremendous social and cultural impact that it will have on the future of the United States.
Sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Camp Invention Connect is a confidence-boosting, virtual STEM summer camp where curious children entering kindergarten through grade 6 build creative inventions and lasting friendships.
SeaPerch, an underwater robotics program from nonprofit RoboNation, presents hands-on experiences to empower students to find solutions to global challenges. …
Google’s Code Next is a free high school computer science education program to develop the next generation of Black, Latino/a, …
Smart toys learn from children and provide an adaptive and responsive play experience. ROYBI Robot is a programmable toy that …
Each month we publish newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in February.
Every year invention education experts at the National Inventors Hall of Fame develop an all-new curriculum for Camp Invention. The curriculum is filled with hands-on experiences that provide an appropriate level of challenge for students across a range of learning levels in kindergarten through grade 6.
To students, crumpled plastic water bottles and milk cartons may seem like trash, but to brothers and entrepreneurs Rohit and Sidharth Srinivasan, these common everyday items represent an opportunity for equitable STEM education.









