Student Engagement Opportunities

Two Spark instructors sit on classroom floor with three elementary students working on programming small robots to move along map path.

Join us throughout the year for one of our exciting STEM programs created for students of all ages.

A woman works with elementary-age students to program small robots to move along a map.

For Grades PK-12 Spark! on the Road

Explore the diverse engagement avenues tailored for students across all grade levels with activities including Ozobot coding robots, KUBO robotics and more! This is a FREE service that brings an engineering activity to your classroom.

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For Grades K-12 Invention Convention Texas

Invention Convention Texas seeks to inspire students to explore a world where they can build the confidence and skills to invent their own future. In partnership with the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, this program empowers PK-12 students across the state to unleash their creativity, develop innovative solutions and showcase their inventions.

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For Grades 6-12 Texas Science and Engineering Fair

The Texas Science and Engineering Fair (TXSEF) is sponsored by the Texas Workforce Commission and ExxonMobil. Nearly 1,500 students compete in more than 20 categories each March. Students must win at a regional fair competition to qualify for TXSEF. Come see what the future holds with these amazing projects created by the best and brightest students!

Four high school students wearing protective eyewear and gloves stand around a table working on an engineering design project with a hot glue gun.

For Grades 9-12 Aggies Invent Junior

This is an intensive design experience based on the Texas A&M University College of Engineering’s Aggies Invent program. Design teams will be presented with a needs statement and work through the engineering design process to develop a solution, create a mock-up and “sell” their design to a panel of judges.

Students stand outside looking up and pointing to the sky as they watch their model rockets soar into the sky.

For High School Juniors High School Aerospace Scholars

NASA works with Spark! to offer a one-of-a-kind experience for Texas high school juniors to explore STEM-related majors or career opportunities.

A female high school student wearing glasses works in a lab, transferring content in a bottle to a measuring plate behind a plastic shield.

For Grades 9-12 PATHS-UP Young Scholars Program

The PATHS-UP Young Scholars program offers high school students a three-week summer residential engineering research internship to gain experience in engineering research, scientific writing and communication, particularly in biomedical engineering.

Two male high school students smile while working with a robotic arm to pick up and stack cubes.

For Grades PK-12 Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community

The Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community (TDAMC) provides opportunities for students to learn about technologies focused on advanced manufacturing and pathways to meaningful manufacturing careers.

Questions? Contact the Spark! Team at spark@tamu.edu.