In December we enjoyed a Breakerspace! Instead of making, we were taking apart. We read the book It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee about a dog who likes to tinker. We gathered at our Tinker Tables armed with screwdrivers and pliers to take apart small¨misfit” electronic items (alphasmarts, laptops, VCRs, cameras, remotes). We had fun disassembling, investigating, exploring and in some cases attempting to reassemble. In addition to the Tinker Tables, students had the opportunity check out a Lego Wall, a Marble Maze Run and an Exploration Station equipped with a microscope, an old typewriter and an adding machine to name a few. Tinkering is fun and informative!
Placentinkers in the news! Please be sure to check out the article in School Library Journal which features our Placentinker Makerspace!