This pretty much sums up my world view.

Like STEM and STEAM, SHTEAM is a lousy acronym; but it is infinitely preferable to the SHAT ME option.
Yes, interactive robot poetry dioramas (by MindShift). I went to high school in the wrong decade. Though, I did once have an animatronic element on my Science Fair board (studying circadian rhythm in gerbils).
*Hat tip to SpongeLab.