This quick project makes a great starter box for grown woodworkers, but it especially shines as an approachable young person skill builder. This slick box teaches three major skills: measurement, accuracy in manufacture of parts and joinery. A teacher or parent can use this simple project to differentiate between beginning, intermediate and expert woodworkers byContinue reading “Home #Makerspace: The Bread Box Project #woodworking #makerEd”
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Home #Makerspace: Natural Material Sculptures & Glue Gun Safety
Check out kid-made sculptures created using glue guns. Learn how to keep your kids safe when using the glue guns.
Home #Makerspace: Two Tools to Teach #CompSci & #Coding to #MakerEd Youngsters
The last five years have seen an explosion in Maker Edu-themed products geared for the younger set. Young kids make enthusiastic makers. They love challenging puzzles, approachable crafts and as long as you put flames on it, they think everything you do is amazing! What’s not to love about teaching the pre-K through 3rd gradeContinue reading “Home #Makerspace: Two Tools to Teach #CompSci & #Coding to #MakerEd Youngsters”
#MakerED Book Review: 3D CAD with Autodesk 123D #makerspace
Update: On Dec. 16th, Autodesk announced they would be shutting down the 123D App family in “early 2017”. Most apps will become incorporated into their 3 powerhouse apps: Tinkercad, Fusion 360, and ReMake. As I detailed in my most recent post, 123D is a free suite of CAD tools for the creative maker/designer. It actsContinue reading “#MakerED Book Review: 3D CAD with Autodesk 123D #makerspace”
The Home Makerspace: The Museum Display (Dioramas To Win the Science Fair)
Here’s a cool project that takes an old standby, the diorama, and adds a little Maker flair to it. The diorama incorporates a MakeyMakey, laptop and Scratch programming environments to turn a stand alone display into something interactive and easily modified. I developed this project for my school’s eSTEAM Fair (environmental, science, technology, engineering, arts,Continue reading “The Home Makerspace: The Museum Display (Dioramas To Win the Science Fair)”
This Week in the Classroom: DIY Wood Covered Lab Notebooks
This fall, I opened the classroom with a very simple (sort-of) multi-media project for my students. Last year, I piloted a number of different end-of-project reflection formats (long form, short form, written and typed) as well as online and offline versions. I lacked a reasonable and effective in-process journaling format. This year, I wanted toContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: DIY Wood Covered Lab Notebooks”
This Week in the Classroom: 3D Printed Pinhole Camera
Last spring, I had the opportunity to teach one of my dream units: Light and Waves. We completed three projects during this time: camera obsuras, cajon drums and a pinhole camera. This 3D-printed pinhole camera combines three centuries worth of cutting edge technology. First, the body follows the basic design of a camera obscura andContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: 3D Printed Pinhole Camera”
This Week in the Classroom: Cajón Drums
Cajón drums are wood drums native to South America with deeper roots in the Africa. The cajon is a wood rectangular prism, with two thin faces. One of the thin sides, usually the back, has a large hole to allow sound to travel out. The front face can be struck with the hand, mallets orContinue reading “This Week in the Classroom: Cajón Drums”
Click to Watch a Free Webinar on Project Based Learning, Makerspaces and Maker Ed
Are you interested in Maker Ed, PBL and Makerspaces? Check out my FREE webinar on PBL and Making and continue the conversation. I discuss how to move from standards to projects to completed curriculum units. <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/111853425″>Project-Based Learning through a Maker’s Lens</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/nisce”>NISCE</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Interested in Project Based Learning, Makerspaces and Maker Ed? Free Webinar on Nov. 12th
Continue the conversation with me, Mr. Patrick, on Nov. 12th. I will be delivering a free live webinar based on my Edutopia article, PBL through a Maker’s Lens. I’ll discuss the various ways we can integrate standards, choose appropriate projects, build student engagement and choice and generally have a great time. You can signContinue reading “Interested in Project Based Learning, Makerspaces and Maker Ed? Free Webinar on Nov. 12th”
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