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How can I make that?
Through a hands on, DIY, lets-build-it type of project, you will learn about tools, materials, processes and most importantly, problem solving. Wether you are following someone else's instructions or developing your own sequence of steps to make a project, complete any of the following activities to earn a badge for MAKE.
Jeffco Makes
Social distancing inspired projects that can be done at home from baking, making and shaking. Follow this link and look for something that sparks some creativity.
Soda Can Organizer
Design and build your own organizer using the 3D printer and re-used soda cans to earn these badges.
Halloween Badge
Halloween is the ultimate Maker holiday with costumes, decoration and crafts to make. Create something for Halloween and earn an extra badge for your project.
3D Printed Vase
Interested in making a Vase but don't have the CAD modeling skills? Try this website out to easily design a Vase to 3D print.
Wood Burning Badge
Use the Wood Burning tool to create art in a new medium of wood. Click here to learn more about wood burning and earn this badge
Mini Neon Light
Follow this Youtube video to make your own mini neon light with 3D printing and some LEDs.
You will use ONSHAPE and an website called Cuttle
Wind Chime
Make your own wind chime, or one for a family member, following this instructions. Get creative and come up with a cool theme! These video's may also inspire you! Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
3D Printed Bento Box
Need an organizer but lacking CAD skills? Try this Bento3D website and easily design your own organizer box.
Watch this video too to learn more
Electromagnet
Follow this Instructable from GHS students Micah France on how to make your own simple electromagnet
Pickleball Paddle
3D Print your own paddle or print one for a friend or family member. Follow the instructions here! and read more here!
Bicycle Mudguard
Use the instructions and make your own mudguard for your bike and earn a build it badge.
Valentine Gifts
Follow one of these guides and earn a badge making a laser cut Valentine Gift for another
DIY Soap
Make soap using a mold and these instructions to earn this badge.
3D Printed Bento Box
Use this easy and intuitive software to create storage boxes and organizers to 3D Print
DIY Handsantizer Dispenser
Build a touch less handsanitizer for $5 or less and earn this badge.
Marbling Badge
Have you ever wanted to learn how to marble with paint? Follow this instruction and marble your own project.
3D Printed Organizer
Need to organize a lot of small items? Use this popular Maker tool called Gridfinity to create your own organzer will little CAD skills.
Gardening Badge
Grow something in your garden and earn this badge.
3D Printed Computer Mouse
3D Print and build your own wireless computer mouse
Assembly Video Link
Mouse 1 Design Mouse 2 Design Mouse 3 Design Mouse 4 Design
Hexagon Shelving
3D print and use some wood to make these cool shelving units and earn two badges.
Paint it!
Paint something, a wall, a door, a desk, what ever you would like and earn this badge!
Sticker Making
Use the Roland Sticker Machine to make stickers and earn this badge.
. HCandle Making
Earn this badge by designing and making your own candles! Get creative and do a little research on all the different styles of candles out there. Here is a video on the Candle Making Kit we have in the Makerspace, or watch this video on how to use it. Here is a tutorial as well for How to Use Candlemaker
Couch Desk
Build this couch desk for remote learning and earn a build badge. Follow these instructions.
3D Printed Coat Rack
Build this coat rack with wood and 3D printed parts by following this Instructable and earn this badge!
3D Printed Stain Glass
Take traditional stain glass work and use some photo editing skills to create a 3D printed frame to earn this badge. Follow these instructions to help guide your way.
Crafting Projects
Create a craft project of your choice. This can be any type of artistic project and earn this badge.
Pallet Wood Dog House
Have a dog at home that needs a special place to lay? Earn a few badges by making a dog house from upcycled pallet wood to earn these badges. Follow these instructions.
Instructables High School Projects
Complete one of the following projects on the Instructables website
https://www.instructables.com/id/9-12-Projects-High-School/
Sewing Badge
Create a project using your SEWING MACHINE Skills and earn a badge for making something from fabric.
STEM Puzzle Badge
To earn this badge, you must create a puzzle piece that represent you.
You may glue, draw, color, laser engrave, collage anything you'd like on your puzzle piece.
You can make your puzzle piece out laser cut acrylic, wood, or cardboard. You can also 3D print your puzzle piece.
*All STEM students completing the class will complete this badge as a piece of you left to inspire future STEM students.
Tension Table
Earn a badge by building a table that only uses tension.
You can build one from this Instructable or 3D design one like this one found on Thingiverse or watch this video and follow these instructions.
DIY Stained Glass
Follow this easy instruction for a simple take on stain glass art to earn this badge.
Resin Project Badge
Use epoxy resin and molds to create something unique and colorful to earn this badge. Follow this video and learn how to use resin
Sphero
Use the Sphero Spk+ to code and something unique
Magic Faucet
3D print or build your own magic faucet to earn this badge!
Concrete Letters
Make some letters out of concrete and earn a MAKE concrete badge. Follow these instructions to get started.
Wooden Can Crusher
Make this can crusher for that family member or friend who loves recycling to earn this badge. Follow these instruction.
Cardboard Geodesic Dome
Build this out of scrap cardboard and earn a DIY badge.
3D Printed Keyholder
Use your CAD skills and design a keyholder and 3D print it
Game Board Accessory Table
Pick your favorite role playing game and custom design an accessory holder to earn this badge. You can 3D print it or make it out of wood or be creative and use some other material. Use this Instructable to help guide you on your Maker journey
3D Printed CNC Machine
This all encompassing project would earn you many badges for completing a 3D Printed CNC Machine and would be a semester long project.
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/
You would also earn skills badges for completing this CNC class.
Digital Escape Room
Use your Google Forms skills to create a BREAKOUT ROOM for a teacher at Golden High School. Talk with a teacher, and find a fun subject you think students would enjoy in a puzzle format. Here is an instructable to guide you on your Gaming badge AND a GHS Citizenship Badge.
Recycled Cardboard Project
Learn how to use the 3D printer and recycled cardboard to create molds for objects and earn these two badges.
Multi LED Acrylic Display
Check out this video and design your multi-LED acrylic display and earn CAD, 3D Print and Arduino badges
T-Shirt Badge
Create a design and learn how to make it into a t-shirt.
Laser Cut Iris Box
Follow these assembly instructions and build your own iris box to earn these two badges.
Ballpoint Pen Pinball
Build this pinball game using a ballpoint pen. Follow these instructions and earn a BUILD badge!
Vinyl Decal Badge
To earn this badge, design and create your own vinyl stickers for your car, computer, home or team.
Additional CITIZENSHIP badges can be earned for creating vinyl stickers for GHS or other organizations.
3D Printed Speaker
To earn this badge, design and build a 3D printed speaker
https://www.instructables.com/id/An-Entirely-3D-Printed-Speaker/
Wood Skateboard Ring
To earn this badge, make a wooden ring from an old skateboard deck
https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Wooden-or-Skateboard-Rings-No-Lathe/
T-Shirt Canon
Create a T-Shirt Canon to be used at school assemblies and events to earn this badge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuc3Oc3r7ww
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a7298/build-your-own-t-shirt-cannon/
3D Printed Arduino Clock
3D print a case for a clock, then solder the LED and resistor circuit then program the Arduino to run the clock to earn these two badges.
https://makezine.com/projects/3d-print-a-supersized-seven-segment-clock/
Laser Cut Notebook
To earn this badge, you must design and create a notebook with a laser cut cover.
Click here to learn more about laser cutting and engraving
Models based on maps can be divided into two groups:
Printing a terrain model – ideal for mountain ranges, volcanoes or abysses. So where there are well-known elevations.
Printing a terrain model including buildings – ideal for cities and areas with buildings.
Arduino Robot
To earn this badge, learn how to program and run an Arduino based robot.
Click here to follow the tutorials and complete all the steps for the robot.
3D Printed Skateboard
Earn this badge by 3d printing and building a skateboard
Click this link for more information about the steps of the process.
Sheet Metal Skateboard
Earn this badge by following the instructions to make a sheet metal skateboard
Metal Compass Ruler
Build your own metal ruler and compass. You can earn a Drill Press SKILLS badge and a DIY MAKE badge
Follow this link
3D Printed Topography Maps
3D print the topography of any area in the world of your choice.
https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-3d-print-a-map-of-anywhere-in-the-world
.25¢ Ring
Earn this badge by making a ring from a quarter
https://www.instructables.com/id/25-Ring-From-a-Quarter-No-Fancy-Tools-1/
Buttons
Learn how to make a button and earn this badge. Here is a Google Doc instructions and a Youtube video for you to watch..
Lego mosaic
Design and create a Lego Mosaic
Product Breakdown
Choose a common product and take it apart noting its internal parts, pieces and provide explanation for the parts in a poster type presentation.
Reverse Engineer a Product
Choose a common product, and find a flaw in it. Then re-design that part and make the original product better.
Crayon Mosaic
Design and created a mosaic image from all crayons of your choice or of the STEM Lab Logo
Laser 101 Lesson
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced http://laser101.fslaser.com/laser-101-lessons?hsCtaTracking=8ae3afd5-fdc2-4b0e-920d-587409ae5403%7C6487010a-1059-495a-8cb4-7e693284a762
Laser Cut 3D Model
Use Autodesk 123DMake to create a cardboard or paper model of anything you'd like.
Topography Project
Using Sketchup and the Geolocation tool, create a paper topography project of any place you want. You can laser cut the layers, or hand cut the layers. You can pick the paper colors too or use felt.
Heart Yarn Project
Let your creative and colorful side shine by making this Heart Yarn Project and earn your self a make badge.
LED Acrylic Sign
Make a design to laser engrave on acrylic and create a light up LED sign.
Click here to learn more about laser cutting and engraving
50 points
LED Bubble Display
Build a LED Bubble Display
Makey Makey
Build a Makey Makey project from this website.
Makey Makey - Advanced
Design and Build you own Makey Makey project
Laser Cut Key Chain
Design and make a laser cut keychain out of acrylic or wood.
Design Your Own Project
To earn this badge, brainstorm and come up with your own idea for a project. Get Mr. Swift's approval.
Points awarded will vary on complexity of skills and tools used
3D Printed Watch
Use the guide and make a 3D printed watch
OpenRC Project
3D Print parts and build an RC buggy
https://plus.google.com/communities/112745535856143176146
Thing-i-verse Truggy 3D parts
laser turret.MOVLaser Turret
Build a touch pad guided laser turret with an arduino.
Seaperch competition at TSA
https://www.instructables.com/id/9-12-Projects-High-School/
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