Sonoma State University

Announcing the revised B.S. in Physics starting Fall 2026!

Sonoma State University is proud to launch its revised Bachelor of Science in Physics, featuring a redesigned, student-centered curriculum available beginning Fall 2026. The revised program offers a rigorous physics foundation, small class sizes, close faculty mentorship, and flexible pathways that support timely graduation. Please see our degree programs page for more information.

September 14, 2026

Learning by Making, Rockets, Satellites, and More!

Lynn Cominsky 2022

Dr. Lynn Cominsky
Sonoma State University

Darwin 103
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Over the past decade, Sonoma State University’s EdEon STEM Learning group of educators and technologists has developed an integrated ninth-grade physical science curriculum branded as “Learning by Making” (LbyM). LbyM teaches coding, electronics and sensors as tools for students to design and build their own science experiments. LbyM also teaches computational thinking to help students focus on real world problem-solving inspired by various physical phenomena. Solutions to the problems are constructed by teachers and students working together. This innovative curriculum grew out of previous EdEon group projects that taught students how to build rockets, drones, and CubeSats together with experimental payloads using similar technology. In this talk, Prof. Cominsky will review the history of flight projects at EdEon, discuss LbyM and ongoing group projects such as STEMACES that have grown from these earlier efforts.