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Overview

In partnership with Verizon™, STEM Next has curated bundles of lessons and activities from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ and created the following STEM Learning Journeys to help you implement these exciting STEM lessons and activities in your afterschool programs.

Join us on the journey to engage students with hands-on, interactive STEM learning!

Under each journey below, you’ll find:

  • A description of the learning journey
  • A list of lessons for the learning journey
  • How to prepare for each lesson
  • A brief step-by-step facilitation guide
  • A brief description, requirements for the role, and a day in the life of the Top 10 Careers related to the journey

Start Your STEM Learning Journey

Each learning journey is packed with activities, lessons, and facilitation guides aimed at making STEM education accessible, engaging, and impactful. Explore these exciting themes designed for OST programs:

ocean waves

AI & The Ocean

Earth Learning

Inspire your students to tackle real-world environmental challenges with lessons on ocean conservation, coding, and artificial intelligence (AI). Perfect for helping youth build critical STEM skills while exploring sustainability.

Recommended Grades: 5-8
Total time for Lesson Journey: 5 hours

dinosaur bones

Plesiosaur Encounter

Earth Learning

Take your students on a journey through time with immersive virtual experiences and hands-on activities that explore our planet and beyond.

Recommended Grades: 3-8
Total time for Lesson Journey: 2 hours

wireframe on paper

Game Design

Next Level Tech

This series of six lessons provides an introduction into the big picture idea of game design. Youth will learn and apply the basic concepts of game design to design their own games.

Recommended Grades: 5-12
Total time for Lesson Journey: 5-6 hours

computer screen with code

Design & Code

Next Level Tech

In this series of 9 lessons, youth will learn the basics of block coding to create their own coding project using Microsoft’s MakeCode.

Recommended Grades: 6-8
Total Time for Lesson Journey: 15 hours