The Tech Interactive offers free, easy activities to do at home

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Mar 20, 2020, 13:42 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tech Interactive has launched a free resource for easy, fun science and engineering learning at home. The Tech Interactive at Home offers simple, engaging tutorials in English and Spanish that help parents and educators teach hands-on engineering and problem-solving.

Two young learners master the Inflatables activity offered for free online by The Tech Interactive. The San Jose science center as a treasure trove of resources for parents and teachers looking for hands-on science and engineering learning that can be done at home. Visit thetech.org/athome for more.

"We know many parents were quickly turned into at-home teachers in the last few weeks," said Gretchen Walker, vice president of learning at The Tech, "and educators may be struggling to conduct remote learning in an engaging and impactful way. This is our specialty, and we hope we can provide a useful service during these uncertain times."

The new resources include:

A virtual field trip to The Tech Interactive, including a look inside the places innovation happens in Silicon Valley.
Simple STEM activities like making your own inflatable creation or designing a device to make remote deliveries.
In-depth challenges for teens involving real-world problems and tech solutions that will have them designing and iterating like engineers and social entrepreneurs.
IMAX educational films and activities.

The Tech Interactive will also promote daily activities on its social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Fans can share their creations with the hashtag #TheTechatHome.

The Tech Interactive at Home is available at TheTech.org/athome. This work is supported entirely by donors while The Interactive is closed to the public. Contributions are welcome.

About The Tech Interactive

The Tech Interactive is a family-friendly science and technology center in the heart of downtown San Jose. Our hands-on activities, experimental labs and design challenge experiences empower people to innovate with creativity, curiosity and compassion. The Tech is a world leader in the creation of immersive STEAM education resources to develop the next generation of problem-solvers locally, nationally and globally. We believe that everyone is born an innovator who can change the world for the better.

Inspiring the innovator in everyone. | thetech.org

SOURCE The Tech Interactive