🧲 Powering Up with Electromagnets: teachengineering.org/activities/cub-3079-electromagnets-electricity-magnetic-field-activity In this 🆕 iterative design challenge, sixth grade students build a basic electromagnet and explore how it works by using a switch to turn the electric current on and off.

🆕 In this engineering design challenge for 7th graders, students work in small groups and rotate through hands-on stations where they: 🧲 Visualize magnetic fields 🔍 Investigate how different materials interact with magnetic fields 🗂️ Sort magnetic and non-magnetic objects

📆 Higher Ed Alliance Research Symposium | October 23rd at 12 pm MT / 2 pm ET As AI becomes increasingly central to computing department decisions around curriculum, pedagogy, and policy, this research symposium will present actionable takeaways to apply to your teaching, research, and work.

For the past two decades, NCWIT social scientists have been your go-to source for research-based guidance to ensure your computing departments + organizations help support success for all. 🆕 Our newest offering — a premium PD opportunity: ncwit.org/event/ai-adoption-for-undergraduate-education

Imagine it 🧠 Build it 💪🏿 Share it 🤩 Apply for the #NCWITAiC High School Award and open the door to personal and professional possibilities: aspirations.org/AiCHSAward ➕ The magic of the #AiCcommunity is having a strong support network that believes in you, even when you don't believe in yourself! 💛

🆕 Cybersecurity: Encryption Using Shift Ciphers: teachengineering.org/activities/uno-3063-caesar-ciphers-cryptography-cybersecurity-activity After this engaging activity, 10th grade students should be able to: 🛡️ Explain the critical role of encryption in protecting digital information

Chemical engineers use emulsion science to develop solutions for various problems like sunscreen 🌞 🆕 In the latest middle school addition to our free digital library, student teams design a reef-safe, non-carcinogenic mineral sunscreen that rivals the effectiveness of leading commercial sunscreens:

How do we describe a "typical" value in a dataset? The latest addition to our free digital library answers this! ✅ 🆕 For grades 9-12: Using a Jupyter Notebook, students explore the concept of what is “typical” in a dataset by analyzing measures of center and spread 📊

🆕 Pendulum Art: Simple Harmonic Motion with a TWIST! Students take on the role of biomedical engineers by designing and building paint pendulums that model oscillatory signals similar to brain waves: After this hands-on activity, 10th grade students should be able to:

Middle School STEM educators: Here's a free 7th grade engineering activity to use this week! 😁 🆕 Rock Solutions: A Solid Underground CO2 Storage Engineering Challenge Students act as environmental engineers and design underground systems to store CO₂ as part of climate change mitigation efforts.

💭 What if you could connect classroom engineering learning to real-word possibilities with free, teacher-friendly resources? With the new @teachengineering.org site, inspiring the next generation of innovators has never been easier! 🤩 See how it looks and works for yourself: teachengineering.org

⛰️ Save-the-date: The 2027 NCWIT Summit is back in Boulder from May 25th - 27th! More information to come.

🆕 If you couldn’t attend the 2026 #NCWITSummit — a #NCWITBrainTrust to ensure our technical future belongs to everyone — or are curious about what you might find at next year’s annual event, read on for a behind-the-scenes look at what you can look forward to! Live on the Media Hub:

🥳 It's official: #NCWITAiC applications are now open! 🏆 This award honors 9th - 12th grade students of all genders, at all levels of technical ability — from absolute beginners to advanced coders! 😍 Apply now through October 27th: aspirations.org/award-programs/aic-high-school-award

In a world shaped by tech, AI, and constant change #Future-Ready will equip counselors, educators, career coaches + others in student advising roles so every learner feels supported navigating tech across educational, career, and social/emotional domains. Learn more: ncwit.org/program/future-ready

NCWIT envisions a world where every learner has the opportunity to develop the technology skills needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. That's why #NCWITC4C is now NCWIT Advising for Future-Ready Students 🆕

Engineers incorporate sensors into machines to make them perform complex, precise, and/or tedious tasks. This challenge helps students improve their understanding of how robots both “see” and "think!" 🆕 Follow the Line: Programming Robots with Color Sensors

🆕 Check out this latest high school school addition to our free digital library: Synthetic Biology: New Genes, New Proteins 🧬 This activity introduces students to synthetic biology by having them explore how DNA, RNA, and proteins are connected, and how scientists engineer new biological materials!

⚡ Design Without Building: Simulating the Process of Engineering Memristor Materials: lnkd.in/e26SaJjg In this 🆕 iterative design challenge, tenth grade students ask and answer the question, “How do materials scientists design memristors by predicting material properties at the atomic scale?”

In this interactive activity, students become materials engineers tasked with designing and optimizing a functional polymer-based material through systematic testing and iteration 🫟 🆕 Activity for 6th-8th graders: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uok-3027-get-slimy-exploring-matter-activity

🆕 Activity for students in grades 4-6: teachengineering.org/activities/view/eclips-3046-nasa-eclips-shower-clock-activity NASA eClips Our World: Designing a Shower Clock 🚿 Using the design engineering process, students design a shower clock prototype that accurately measures a five-minute shower.

Workforce Alliance: At the 2026 #NCWIT Virtual Career Fair hiring is made easy! 🤩 Interview talented and skilled #NCWITAiC community members who match your mission and values by joining fellow alliance members! It's free for member companies to set up a virtual booth: bit.ly/2026WACareerFair

We made so many wonderful memories at the 2026 #NCWITSummit at @colorado.edu! Day Two ⛰️ We continued with breakout sessions and a plenary filled with practical strategies to build a bright #BPC future, and celebrated changemakers within our ecosystem! Here are a few our favorite moments:

We made so many wonderful memories at the 2026 #NCWITSummit in Boulder, CO, and so grateful for everyone that joined us! Day One ⛰️ Here are a few of our favorite moments as we welcomed partners, awardees, alliance member reps, and guests for a #NCWITBrainTrust to shape the #BPC future positively!

🆕 This July, NCWIT is partnering with Capital One to offer three CS workshops for students entering 6th-12th grade: bit.ly/NCWITCapitalOneCoders2026 This free and virtual program is open to all students 😊 Space is limited, submit your application ASAP!

Fifth grade students use the engineering design process to explore how structure affects strength while also focusing on creative, sustainable ways to repair and reuse materials. 🎒 Unbeweavably Strong:

Cell Membranes and Osmosis and Gummy Bears, Oh My! 🍬 For grades 3-5: teachengineering.org/activities/view/uot-3040-cell-membranes-osmosis-gummy-bears

🆕 Check out this latest high school school addition to our free digital library: teachengineering.org/activities/view/jpl-3055-light-detector-space-communications-activity Build a Light Detector Inspired by Space Communications 💡

The question isn’t whether your team will develop a culture — it's whether that culture is being developed by design or by default 💡 ▶ In the NCWIT Media Hub, learn how you can cultivate cultures-by-design that prioritize people and accelerate innovation: ncwit.org/blog/small-actions-big-impact

We are deeply grateful for the time, energy, and presence of everyone who attended the 2026 #NCWITSummit — either in-person at @colorado.edu or by tuning in to the livestream! Together we can continue building a future where technology reflects the best of what humanity can be 🩵 Safe travels home!