Resources
STEM education and outreach
MnDOT launched a virtual collection of transportation-related activities and offerings for you to explore. Students and families can download activities or take a virtual tour of the 35W@94 construction project, and teachers can connect with project engineers for virtual classroom presentations or online classroom activities. MnDOT is dedicated to providing high quality activities and initiatives to help promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in schools across Minnesota.
Start exploring today: 35W@94 STEM Activities
Also check out additional free STEM activities and resources.
MnDOT student jobs and internships
Engagement tools
- 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
- Careers in Civil Engineering - types and related occupations
Online STEM educational tools
- Streetmix – Free resource for transportation planning
- Link! (lite edition) app - Free bridge building application for grades K-6
- Identify STEM activities for children
- K-12 STEM lesson plan guide
STEM activities K-12
MnDOT activity resources
- MnDOT bridge-in-a-bag timelapse video (YouTube)
- Toothpick and marshmallow bridge activity template and MN bridges
- Hwy 63 Bridges over Mississippi River and Hwy 61 construction project in Red Wing (Coloring book, word searches and more)
- 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown construction project in Minneapolis (Virtual tour, activity book and more)
Summer camps
- Free virtual STEM summer camps - compilation of numerous completely free online summer camps
One-stop-shops for hands-on learning
- eGFI - American Society for Engineering Education outreach arm
- Masters in Data Science - 239 cool sites about STEM
- PBS Zoom - Fun activities from the show
- Learn from Home and Omnifest at Home - exciting free online learning experiences from the Science Museum of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies - K-12 Educational activities including the Gridlock Buster traffic control game
- Economics for Kids - Fun K-12 learning games for math, money and business
Civil engineering
- Strongest Shape (Grades K-8, best for K-6)
- Pipe Cleaner Towers (Grades 2-12)
- Build a Human Suspension Bridge (Grades 4-6)
- Penny Bridge (Grades 4-12)
- Working Together to Live Together (Grades 8-10)
Other STEM activities
- Lego STEM Activities (Preschoolers)
Innovative engineering in the real world
- Converting buses to showers for the homeless - KQED Science
- Future cities with intelligent infrastructure video - National Academy of Engineering
- Underwater 3D scanning video