Medical Patent Challenge

The Medical Patent Challenge is a Solve It! Spotlight Challenge. Solve It is a series of STEM Challenges developed by the Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent that challenge students to solve real-world challenges that impact their lives or passions.

The challenge is to think like a Bioscience professional and design a solution for a Student/Athlete who is: dehydrated or rehabilitating or preventing an injury.

🔥 Also, check out the STEM Pro Live episodes with different medical field professionals, they make great introductions to the lesson plans and connect students with real-world learning.

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Medical Patent Challenge

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Industry Spotlights and STEM Pro Live! Episodes with Medical Professionals

Did you know that bones are being 3D printed and transplanted into feet during medical procedures? Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and medical student Ashlee Starr from Midwestern University College of Podiatric Medicine shared with teachers and students all about the interesting profession of podiatry.

Learn about medical technology careers from professionals at Medtronic.

Dr. Marysol Luna is proof that you don’t have to take a traditional route in education to achieve remarkable success. What started out with an interest in the human body lead to a career in biomedical engineering. Be inspired by her story and what lead her to become the first Latina to earn her Ph.D in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.

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Boeing: Semi-Autonomous Propulsion

Designed in partnership with Boeing to celebrate National Engineers Week, the Semi-Autonomous Propulsion Challenge is a Solve It! Spotlight Challenge. Solve It is a series of STEM Challenges, developed by the Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent, that challenge students to solve real-world challenges that impact their lives or passions.

The challenge is to think like an engineer and research the challenges and obstacles with exploring and navigating the ocean floor and design a solution to modify a self-propelling model boat to solve a problem.

🔥 Also, check out the STEM Pro Live episodes with Boeing, they make great introductions to the lesson plans and connect students with real-world learning.

🔥 Finally, included is Boeing’s Extended-Reality Video and Companion Activities that enable students to virtually explore the sea and learn how deep-sea exploration contributes to solving problems here at the surface.

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Semi-Autonomous Propulsion Challenge

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Industry Spotlights and STEM Pro Live! Episodes with Boeing Engineers

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Boeing’s Extended-Reality Video and Companion Activities

Imagine what is possible when hands-on learning meets 21st-century immersive technology. The following 360° extended reality experience allow students to imagine themselves underneath the planet's oceans and to see how science, technology, engineering, and math is allowing humans to explore, learn, and create in ways we never have before. Download the companion activity and educator guide for specific ways you can integrate these experiences in your classroom today.