Posts Tagged ‘Makerspace’
7 steps for Inspiring Creativity in Young Makers
Keeping My Assumptions in Check In my STEAMspace at Echo Horizon school, we support empowered innovative learners by asking students to make many of their own decisions, even with our youngest makers. When I started teaching my youngest students I had to keep my own assumptions in check and make sure I was giving them…
Read Full Post3 Great Ideas for Your Elementary Makerspace that will be a HIT with Young Students!
In my Makerspace, I get to work with grades PreK-6. This means that each week I am prepping for a wide range of abilities and interests, and I work hard to make sure my youngest makers get lessons that are just as amazing as my most mature students. Don’t dumb down ideas for younger kids,…
Read Full PostMaker Space Project Idea: Creating an LED Village in the Classroom Maker Space using Paper Circuits and the Microbit
Create a world-class hands-on coding tool. Laser-cut LED village captures the best of a trainboard and circuit design. A platform for imagination and circuit theory, build logic gates and a love of learning.
Read Full PostLearn how Google Slides can Create Awesome Animation Projects!
I am a big fan of Google Slides because it is such a flexible platform. I can set-up sequential lessons, build spaces for reflection as we as process-based work. When I first heard about creating animations in google slides I had to try it out.
Read Full PostToy Hacking: What exactly is this popular STEM activity and how do I get started?
In the simplest terms, the way to begin teaching with toy hacking is to do some toy acting yourself. Steal some toys from your children or pick them up at the local thrift shop look for ones that have simple electronics in them.
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