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EUREKUS

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Denver, Colorado, United States
About the store
Eurekus is an award-winning STEAM and Maker Education initiative. We’re a collaborative of artists, educators, scientists and engineers re-imagining holistic and equitable learning. Since 2005, we’ve galvanized leaders and learners through dynamic PD, engagement programs, teaching tools and educational products. From exciting NASA lessons to arts-integrated activities, Eurekus programs empower teachers, students and creative communities.
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Preview of Lever Bug Puppets - STEAM Guide

Lever Bug Puppets - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Activate life science through kinetic puppetry! Fuse creative making and simple machines learning to investigate cool insects, arachnids & pollinators. Students delight while creating charming puppets animated with levers. This tool features 8 awesome PDF templates that vary in engineering complexity. Plus, get a PDF of our charming Bug Trading Cards to use again & again. Bug Puppets are exciting for all ages ~ classes, enrichment and events. Age
Preview of LED Name Tags - STEAM Guide

LED Name Tags - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Our LED Name Tags are a energizing way to launch learning and community building. Makers of all ages delight while creating with circuits and electronics. This is a fantastic project to kick-off classes, workshops & camps. It’s also an exciting addition to staff meetings, conferences and events. Enjoy blank templates to create custom name badges and our set of illustrated templates designed by our team of Eurekus teaching artists. Ages: K-12th Grade
Preview of Kaleidoscopes - STEAM Guide

Kaleidoscopes - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Craft cool toys while investigating exciting optical inventions. Create delightful pattern wheels and reflective mirrors. Then explore simple machines to activate spinning creations. We’ve included resources for 2 versions to scale for different ages and experience levels. Use snap-together cardboard tubes for younger makers (K-2nd). Or, design your own custom tubes with our templates for
Preview of Automata Theater Boxes - STEAM Guide

Automata Theater Boxes - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Inspire engineering and storytelling with kinetic sculpture! Integrate invention with any content area ~ research, creative writing, history, life science, poetry, etc. Design a cool, gear-type system to animate characters and scenes. Add research, writing and customization while building deep engineering knowledge. Designs can be scale in complexity to excite learners of all ages. We’ve also included resources to add LED Circuit Cards to illuminate c
Preview of LED Circuit Cards - STEAM Guide (Free)

LED Circuit Cards - STEAM Guide (Free)

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools and amplify creativity with technology! Creating with electronics can enhance imaginations in charming and robust ways. Yet, it’s not always easy to add circuit investigations to class. That’s why we’ve designed a fantastic LED Circuit Card activity to augment any project ~ books, dioramas, costumes, artwork, cardboard constructions, etc. Kids of all ages delight in exploring technology whi
Preview of Research Mobiles - STEAM Guide (Free)

Research Mobiles - STEAM Guide (Free)

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Investigate how making can ignite literacy, research and data analysis across grades and content areas. Students explore the topic of your choosing and synthesize their discoveries through kinetic mobile making. Their creative journey activates fun, holistic learning ~ visual art, engineering, physical science, the design process, literacy, social studies, and statistics. This project uses basic and repurposed materials and is great for small group c
Preview of Interactive Books - STEAM Guide (Free)

Interactive Books - STEAM Guide (Free)

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Learn to make charming hand-made books to excite any investigation or unit. Students dive deep into arts-integrated storytelling to activate imaginative research, creative writing and journaling. We've included resources for (3) enchanting book designs that scale in complexity - Accordion Books, Expandable Books and Sewn Books. Explore cool techniques for adding 2D & 3D elements to exte
Preview of Dancing/SEL Puppets - STEAM Guide

Dancing/SEL Puppets - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our new, easy-to-use online tools. Explore flexible content through kinetic puppetry. Designed to boost storytelling & expression, our “flossing” figures fuse STEAM with many opportunities for social & emotional growth. Transform our blank human puppet templates into custom creations. Design clever lever connectors to make your puppets dance. Craft a hero, make a mini-me, animate personal stories or celebrate cultu
Preview of Circuit Stars - STEAM Guide

Circuit Stars - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Spark cool making with circuit creations. Craft beautiful origami stars with our handy templates and illuminate with LED lights. Learners of all ages delight in designing circuits from scratch while inventing adorable lanterns. They also hone geometry & math skills. We’ve included instructions for making a basic version of the project that does not need solder and uses clever binder clip
Preview of Pulley Puppets - STEAM Guide

Pulley Puppets - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Activate imaginations while fostering mechanical engineering skills. Our Pulley Puppets are a fun and robust learning activity to support both science and storytelling. Fuse simple machines investigation with creative making and literacy. Create a cool pulley system to animate characters, stories, settings and plays. Learners engage in the design process - creating, testing and revising th
Preview of Inclined Plane Maze - STEAM Guide

Inclined Plane Maze - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Our Inclined Plane Mazes are a fun activity that fuse simple machines investigation with creative design. This project adds an exciting, new twist to vintage tilt-maze games. Learners have a blast building and making while crafting their own fabulous toys. Use the templates provided or ignite imaginations while designing custom mazes and constructions. This project can also be used to boos
Preview of Lever Launchers - STEAM Guide

Lever Launchers - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Countdown to fun learning with our adorable mini rocket launchers! Simple machines meet creative design for open and imaginative discovery. Our Lever Launchers project adds a new twist to old-fashioned popsicle stick creations. Explore engineering and design while inventing your own custom launchers. Plus, have fun honing math concepts as you craft mini rockets. The basic design uses 1 pap
Preview of LED Magic Wands - STEAM Guide

LED Magic Wands - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Learners delight while making exciting LED Magic Wands! Woodcraft meets circuitry and fantasy fun with one of our most popular projects. Design a wand, learn to solder and explore electronics. Get inspired by the wizarding world while crafting custom creations from scratch. Design beautiful wands and handles using wood. Then choose your circuit and switch designs to scale the level of engi
Preview of LED Mini Sabers - STEAM Guide

LED Mini Sabers - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Ignite fun making with circuits and LED lights! Our LED Mini Sabers fuses engineering, electronics and sci-fi fun. Make a hand-held, light-up sword while learning about electronics. We’ve included instructions for 2 versions to scale the complexity of your designs. Our Simple Version does not require soldering and is great for all ages (including grown-ups.) This is a fantastic, shorter ac
Preview of Clothespin Motor Bots - STEAM Guide

Clothespin Motor Bots - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Skitter and jitter with Clothespin Motor Bots! Craft dancing mini-bots from scratch while exploring circuits, electronics and vibrating motors. Art-making and technology enliven learning in delightful ways. You can also integrate Clothespin Bots with life science topics - pollinators & pests, arachnids, even birds & mammals. Make custom creations with our clever replaceable battery des
Preview of Pulley Spinner Toys - STEAM Guide

Pulley Spinner Toys - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Have a ball exploring engineering through toy making! Pulley Spinner Toys fuse creative design, storytelling & simple machines learning. Investigate engineering hands-on while crafting a spinning contraption using pulley systems. Create fabulous kinetic sculptures with your own inspiring themes - planets & NASA missions, flowers & pollinators, creative writing, etc. Plus, apply your
Preview of Blow & Go Racers - STEAM Guide

Blow & Go Racers - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Have a blast creating and learning with this action-packed project. Scratch-making inspires cool engineering investigations using basic craft and up-cycled supplies. Design custom racers while exploring how things are built, move and work. Learners investigate simple machines and engineering design while inventing their own custom creations. They also put their math & measurement skills
Preview of LED Puppets - STEAM Guide

LED Puppets - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Illuminate storytelling with a cool tech twist! Makers of all ages have a ball designing puppets enhanced with LED lights. This is a perfect project to spark creativity while introducing circuits and electronics. Learners delight in using technology to expand their ideas while fostering crucial design and engineering skills. There are supplies and instructions for crafting 2 versions: A Ba
Preview of Motor Racers - STEAM Guide

Motor Racers - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Charge your imagination with one of our most popular projects! This dynamic program fuses engineering and electronics for fun and robust investigations. Explore circuits, motors, soldering and switches while designing mini, propeller-powered cars from scratch. Learners delight in exploring mechanical engineering and technology while inventing their own toys. Motor Racers are fun for all ag
Preview of Rubberband Racers - STEAM Guide

Rubberband Racers - STEAM Guide

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ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Explore design and engineering through creative making! Add a new twist to classic pulley-powered cars while exploring how things are built, move and work. Using basic craft and up-cycled materials, learners dive deep into mechanical engineering and the design process. They learn to build a chassis with our awesome grid paper technique while reinforcing math concepts. There are even opport
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About the store

Experience

Eurekus is an award-winning STEAM and Maker Education initiative. We’re a collaborative of artists, educators, scientists and engineers re-imagining holistic and equitable learning. Since 2005, we’ve galvanized leaders and learners through dynamic PD, engagement programs, teaching tools and educational products. From exciting NASA lessons to arts-integrated activities, Eurekus programs empower teachers, students and creative communities.

Teaching style

Since 2005, we've designed 200+ arts-integrated STEM programs for formal and informal institutions internationally. Our programs transform discovery through hands-on, scratch-making and transdisciplinary inquiry to spark robust, holistic, and relevant learning. Each year we also personally teach thousands of students and train fellow educators in effective STEAM & Maker Ed practice. Learners, both youth and adults, have a blast becoming “Artist Explorers” to investigate how our world and universe works. Our programs connect-the-dots through the creative process to link STEM topics with a unique cultural and historical twist. We take a holistic & equitable approach to education - fusing STEAM, Design Thinking, PBL and Making - to engage imaginations through hands-on learning and student-led inquiry. Each of our resources on TPT have been implemented with thousands of students and teachers nation-wide. They're tried, tested, and informed by many diverse voices and backgrounds.

Awards & shining teacher moments

The White House - 2015 US2020 STEM Mentoring Award Finalist; NASA & McREL International STEAM Consultants; National Center for Time & Learning/Noyce Foundation Grantee; Published in NSTA's Science & Children Journal; Featured in Sky & Telescope Magazine and Rocky Mountain PBS; Lossett Visting Professor - University of Redlands; Clyfford Still Museum Award

My own education history

About the Aiellos: In the space between art and science exists the explorations of our founders, nationally acclaimed artists Tyler and Monica Aiello. The husband and wife team translate the macro and micro of the Universe into both artistic form and innovative education and public outreach initiatives. The couple works with NASA and the science community and their artwork has been presented at museums and galleries nation-wide. As award-winning teaching artists, the Aiellos are equally passionate about enriching the learning and creativity of others. They have spent their careers forging connections between the arts, sciences and communities and have pioneered innovative STEAM and Maker-oriented programs for over a decade.They consult with NASA, schools, colleges, libraries and museums exploring and learning hands-on with thousands of students of all ages. Both the Aiello's artwork and public practice initiatives have been celebrated in art, science and popular media.

Additional biographical information

PARTNERS AND CLIENTS INCLUDE: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, McREL International, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Public Library, Denver Public Schools, Jackson Hole Schools, Sublette County Schools-Wyoming, Education Closet, SciArt Center, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Bemis School of Art, Museum of Outdoor Arts, Art Association of Jackson Hole, Mizel Museum, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Center of Wonder, Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation, Denver University, University of Redlands, Wheaton College, Colorado State University University of Colorado Boulder, Metro State University, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Colorado College, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, and many K-12 schools.