Makerspace

US History I Makerspace - Project Overview

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Project #1 [Topic = American Revolution]

• Make-uh-Space for America! Students will demonstrate an understanding of colonial resistance during the era of the American Revolution by designing a product of their choosing through a makerspace activity.

Project #2 [Topic = US Constitution]

• US Constitution: the Board Game Students will demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. Constitution by designing a board game through a makerspace activity.

Project #3 [Topic = American Revolution & Early Republic]

• History Hall of Fame Has its Eyes on You Students will demonstrate an understanding of a historical figure from “Hamilton: An American Musical” by designing a monument through a makerspace activity.

Project #4 [Topic = First American Industrial & Transportation Revolutions]

• Who Tells Your Story? Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Industrial and/or Transportation Revolutions by designing a children's picture book through a makerspace activity.

Project #5 [Topic = Antebellum Reform Movements]

• Lights, Camera, History! Students will demonstrate an understanding of an antebellum reform movement by designing a short documentary film through a makerspace activity.

Project #6 [applies to ALL topics, but introduced during the topic of Manifest Destiny]

• Nuff Said: History Through Comics Students will demonstrate an understanding of a historical figure and/or event by designing a comic book through a makerspace activity.

Project #7 [Topic = the Era of the Civil War]

• Making History Students will demonstrate an understanding of the era of the Civil War by designing a product of their choosing, using any of the past resources from every makerspace activity throughout the school year.