Compass helps students find their true north and passion in STEM. The resources help chart a course for better understanding and utilization of skills learned. The course is designed to cover many different STEM areas and offer the flexibility and variety many parents are looking for that will fit their child's needs.
TRY COMPASS👉 Expert-crafted lesson plans with flexible, easy-to-follow instructions for every lesson.
👉 Access to our interactive Learning Management System (LMS), which includes step-by-step video instructions and engaging lesson videos to guide your student through the curriculum.
👉 3 progressive levels to meet your student's needs and provide a clear path for growth.
👉 A certification portion that allows students to earn a valuable micro-credential upon completion.
This unit reviews the history of flight, parts of a plane, and the four forces of flight. Students use the forces of flight to design, construct, and modify a paper airplane that flies the farthest.
This unit reviews the components that make up the manufacturing process such as safety, design, purchasing, processing, production, packaging, and distribution.
In this unit, students will master engineering fundamentals — from ruler-based measurement (to 1/16") and orthographic drawings to 3D modeling in Onshape, while learning measurement tolerance (to 0.001") with dial calipers.
In this unit, students will explore coding and problem-solving through MIT's Scratch platform while mastering Arduino microcontroller fundamentals. They'll begin by learning analog and digital input/output systems, then progress to programming components like LEDs, switches, photoresistors, and servos.
In this unit, students explore how transportation impacts daily life. First, they investigate vehicles, subsystems, regulations, and processes while designing or modifying balsa gliders for optimal hang time. They will also examine transportation safety and study friction effects.
In this unit, students explore medical science through hands-on investigations: analyzing bacterial growth under varied conditions, studying virus transmission and blood pressure mechanics, and applying medical innovations by designing surgical instruments and practicing first aid techniques.
In this unit, students investigate electromagnetic forces by creating electromagnets, crafting speakers to understand sound waves, and building ukuleles to explore energy conversion and sound science —progressing from particle-level concepts to functional device creation.
In this unit, students progress from 2D architectural drawings (floor plans and elevations using professional scales) to 3D model fabrication, developing practical skills in technical drafting, personalized design expression, and physical model construction through hands-on projects.
In this unit, students examine agriculture-environment connections through analyzing food systems and hydroponic , designing sustainable buildings, and constructing greenhouses or flood-proof homes — gaining hands-on experience in solving ecological problems through science and engineering.
In this unit, students become structural engineers — first discovering how shapes affect stability with notecard constructions, then competing to build the strongest balsa tower, and finally mastering bridge physics by designing high-efficiency balsa bridges. They will learn to optimize both form and function in structural design
In this unit, students explore electricity through progressive challenges: from basic circuits in greeting cards to schematic-driven flashlights and custom circuitry games , building expertise in series/parallel systems, component use, and safe electrical design.
