MakerSpace
What is MakerSpace?
A MakerSpace is a place for people to gather to share resources and ideas so they can be creative. We have a classroom MakerSpace that allows us to work with a variety of materials to learn about STREAM- Science, Technology, Reading and Writing, Engineering, Art, and Math. MakerSpace gives us the opportunity to try new things and learn from doing, whether or not we succeed. We learn a lot of things from MakerSpace, including planning, patience, persistence, and problem solving. These are valuable skills for now and your future.
Would you like to help us add to our MakerSpace? Please check out our Amazon Wish List!
Engineer!
Using a variety of materials to design and build whatever you want. We have reusable and consumable items:
Lego
Keva Planks
Vex Robotics
K'Nex
Rig-a-ma-jig
Zoobs
Craft Materials
Design!
Work with a variety of items to design and create projects. You can make something to take home. We have many things:
Perler Beads
Looms
Beads
3D Pens
Code!
Explore the coding options available online. You can work with block code or text code. There are many options.
Codecademy
Scratch
Code.org
Code Dojo
Experiment!
Learn how electronics work. Practice with schematics and building circuits. We have many options:
Makey-Makey
Snap Circuits
littleBits
Lego Boost
Create!
Practice your future career skills in art, graphic design, photo and video editing, etc. There are options:
StikBots
WeVideo
Graphics
Digital Art
Photo Editing
Solve!
Take the old school approach and work on your problem solving skills sans technology. Choices include:
Puzzles
Coding Games
Strategy Games
Board Games
Making Learning Fun!
MakerSpace is an opportunity for students to work hands-on with a variety of materials. Instructions are sometimes optional, as we often learn best through trial and error.
Students reflect weekly on what they learned. They look back on the challenges they faced and how they solved them.
Lego Pikachu
Stikbot Movies
Designing with Perler Beads
Exploring how currents flow with Snap Circuits
Engineering with Zoobs
Inventing with Makey-Makey
Constructing with Keva Planks
Using electronic building blocks, littleBits
We have a variety of activities to choose from each week. We are working on expanding our options with various grants we have received. We would like to give a huge thanks to the New Haven Schools Foundation for its continued support. We have also received several grants from Donor's Choose and Adopt-a-Classroom. These generous grants make expanding our MakerSpace possible.