Tunde Sanni has created the project "Exploring STEM Solutions Across Borders" in Class2Class.org
Request to join
Exploring STEM Solutions Across Borders
What is this project about?
Students from different countries share photos, sketches, or simple descriptions of how mathematics, physics, chemistry, or technical drawing is used in everyday structures and machines in their communities. They compare approaches and create a share...
- Age of Students
- 9-12 years, 13-15 years, 16-18 years, 18+ years
- Project Duration
- 4 weeks
- Starting Month
- August 2026
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to identify and describe how mathematics, physics, and chemistry principles are applied in everyday structures and machines across different cultures and communities.
Students will be able to apply critical thinking to compare engineering approaches from different countries and create innovative visual representations that integrate multiple cultural perspectives on the same technical principles.
Skills to develop
Project Activities
Engineering Around the World: What Do You See?
Students explore everyday structures and machines in their own communities, taking photos or making sketches and noting which math, physics, or chemistry principles they spot. They share observations in small groups and prepare 2-3 examples to send to the partner class.
Live Exchange: Comparing Engineering Approaches
Students from both classes meet via video call to present their examples, ask questions about how and why different communities solve the same problem differently, and identify common engineering principles. Conversations are recorded or notes are shared for reference.
Research and Analysis: Principles Across Borders
Students dive deeper into their partner class's examples, researching the specific math, physics, and chemistry at work. They create a comparison chart or concept map showing how the same principle (e.g., leverage, force, material strength) appears in different cultural or geographic contexts.
Design a Shared Visual Gallery
Working in mixed pairs (one student from each class, asynchronously), students create drawings, infographics, or annotated photos for a joint digital or physical gallery that showcases the same engineering principle applied in multiple ways. Each entry explains the principle and highlights the cultural or local context.
Reflect and Celebrate: Gallery Showcase and Learning
Both classes view the completed gallery together (via video call or shared link), students present one key insight about how culture, geography, or resources shape engineering solutions, and reflect on what they learned about problem-solving across the world.