Stem lab in schools

  ATL Tinkering Lab Guide: How One Classroom Can Turn Students into Innovators     In a quiet CBSE school corridor, an old storage room gathers dust—broken desks, faded charts, abandoned models. Six months later, the same room buzzes with the hum of 3D printers, blinking Arduino boards, and excited Class 7 students testing a rainwater alarm they built themselves. That transformation is the real power of an  Atal  Tinkering Lab (ATL) .   Launched under NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission, ATLs are innovation spaces for Classes 6–12 where students learn STEM by doing—tinkering with sensors, robotics kits, AI modules, and DIY projects instead of just memorizing formulas. The government’s vision is bold: cultivate one million “neoteric innovators” and set up 50,000 ATLs in government schools over the next five years, especially in rural and underserved areas. For school leaders, that means the ATL is not “just another lab”—it is the heart of NEP 2020’s hands-o...

  Build Your First Robot: A Beginner's Storytelling Guide to DIY Robotics Fun     Imagine a young student in a bustling Atal Tinkering Lab, eyes wide with excitement, as their cardboard creation  buzzes to  life for the first time. That spark of "I made it move!" is the magic of building your first robot—a gateway to STEM wonders  that's  perfect for CBSE school projects,  MakersMuse  enthusiasts, and robotics beginners in India. This step-by-step DIY robot tutorial uses affordable Arduino basics to craft a simple obstacle-avoiding bot, blending hands-on tinkering with coding adventure .   Why Start with a Simple DIY Robot Project?   Every robotics journey begins with curiosity, much like the 9th graders from Montessori School who turned scrap into a CNC drawing robot using everyday tools. For kids and beginners, a basic Arduino robot teaches circuits, sensors, and programming without  overwhelm —ideal for Atal Tinkering Labs o...