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Our Library MakerSpace is currently open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as an elective class.
Our Library MakerSpace is currently open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as an elective class.
Our class focuses on teaching the design thinking process, where students learn to collaboratively problem solve and make improvements on initial prototypes while using hands-on technology.
Our class focuses on teaching the design thinking process, where students learn to collaboratively problem solve and make improvements on initial prototypes while using hands-on technology.
Tools in our MakerSpace:
Tools in our MakerSpace:
a Cricut smart cutting machine
2 MakerBot Sketch 3D printers
TinkerCAD 3D design software
3 Brother sewing machines
and a variety of hands-on construction materials
The 3D Printing Process
The 3D Printing Process
Students design a 3D model in TinkerCAD (a 3D design platform).
The design is uploaded into the MakerBot software, where it is "sliced" into horizontal layers.
The sliced model is then sent to the MakerBot printers, where the machine heats up PLA filament and deposits them in horizontal layers to make the final model shape.
Students pick up their completed and cooled down model. They remove any support structures that the printer added, file down any excess material, and their model is finished!
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Student Gallery
Student Gallery
This trimester our MakerSpace students brainstormed, designed, and printed their own Food Truck prototypes. Students had to determine what food (and other goods!) they would sell, a name, motto, menu, and visual design that would stand out and attract customers. They also had to design 1 marketing piece to help advertize to customers.
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