Reality BOOST! Curriculum and Resources

Thanks to a 2011 Entrepreneurial Award from Washington STEM, we are able to make the Reality BOOST! curriculum available to the state of Washington.  Watch the overview video created by Washington STEM of our TechREACH Reality BOOST! summer camp.  Visit the links below to learn how to implement Reality BOOST! at your own sites.

Curriculum

• Reality BOOST! Instructor Guide (PDF)
• Reality BOOST! Student Handouts (PDF)

Overview Video

• Reality BOOST! Augmented Reality Overview and Tutorial

Software Download links

• Google SketchUp™
  http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/download
• BuildAR™ Free Version (2008 Version)
  http://www.buildar.co.nz/home/download/?did=5
• Google Earth™
  http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/
• Paint.net (if you do not have Microsoft Paint™)
  http://www.paint.net/

Important Websites

• Babel3D™
  http://www.babel3D.com
• Google SketchUp Warehouse
  http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
• Google SketchUp tutorial videos
  http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html
• If you are unable to use YouTube in the classroom, you can download the tutorial videos from: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43242
• HowStuffWorks Green Construction Website
  http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green
• Sidwell Friends School
  http://www.sidwell.edu/green_tour/index.aspx
• Homebuilders Association, Tri-Cities
  http://www.hbatc.com/built-green

Resources for Download

• Reality Boost! Summer Camp Schedule (XLS)
• Certificate of Completion template (PPT)
• Marker Warehouse (ZIP)
• Nametag marker printout (DOC)

Online STEM Resources

• Engineer Your Life
• Dot Diva
• Engineer Girl
• SciGirls
• Engineering, Go For It
• Design Squad
• Intel Education
• CS Unplugged

For more information on Reality BOOST!, or for additional information on our training workshops, please contact us.