Resources
STEM Education and Outreach
MnDOT has many transportation-related activities and offerings for you to explore. Students and families can download activities and teachers can connect with MnDOT ambassadors for virtual classroom presentations or in-person classroom activities. MnDOT is dedicated to providing high quality activities and initiatives to help promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in schools across Minnesota.
Check out some of the resources below and our brochure to start learning more about STEM and MnDOT today!
STEM K-12 activities
MnDOT classroom visit activities
Toothpick and marshmallow bridge (grades K-4)
MnDOT Bridge-in-a-Bag (grades 3-12)
- Brochure - invite us to your classroom today!
- Timelapse video (YouTube)
Online activities
- Bridge UP! Curriculum (grades K-12)
- A to Z Transportation Career Cards (grades K-12)
- STEM Early Learner Activity Book (grades pre-2)
- Don't Yuck the Water (grades K-4)
- Connect Your Community (grades K-5)
- Go The Distance (grades 2-5)
- STEM Student Learner Activity Book (grades 3+)
- Connect Your Community Project (grades 6-8)
- Streetmix Design (grades 9-12)
- Traffic Counting (grades 9-12)
- Hwy 63 Bridges over Mississippi River and Hwy 61 construction project in Red Wing (Coloring book, word searches and more)
- MnDOT Aeronautics educational resources for teachers and students
Explore STEM videos
- Explore the world of a civil engineer - video
- Dream BIG: Engineering our World - iMax film and resource on engineering
- St. Croix Crossing STEM professionals video
Other online STEM educational tools
- University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies - K-12 educational activities including the Gridlock Buster traffic control game
- Streetmix – free resource for transportation planning
- Careers in Civil Engineering - types of careers