Rigamajig

Cardboard Construction

Many schools have held cardboard construction challenges. Just check Pinterest for hundreds of ideas.

There was even a Global Cardboard Challenge in Oct. 2018. These challenge encourage inventiveness, problems solving, creative thinking, analytical thinking and persistence. Challenges may include a wide variety of materials (5 Construction Challenges for Kids with BIG Ideas). Makedo has created plastic connectors that can be used in cardboard challenges.

2. Do Your Challenge: Build a project that can lift something. (We have Rigamajig Jr., you you don't have the full range of pieces in the regular set).

3. Create a Challenge: Develop a challenge using Rigamajig that could be used in a makerspace.

4. Create a Curricular Tie-in: With your partner, develop a idea to suggest to teachers for using Rigamajig tied to classroom curriculum. Include an objective, at least one relevant standard that could be included, a description of an activity, and considerations on it implementation (e.g., equipment needs, student skills, grouping, timeframe). You might look at resources like

• Teach Math and Engineering Concepts with Rigamajig
• Project Plans