Friday, May 4, 2018
Friday, May 4, 2018
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The students are currently designing a cardboard construction that will mimic the king in the Black Panther movie. They hope to imbue their creation with the technology that will enable the automaton to respond to various inputs by creating and/or playing voice/image recordings and/or making movements. Visitors will be invited to use Makey Makeys to snap a selfie.
King T'Challah, Marvel's Black Panther
The kaleidoscope is made from reflective paper, a toilet paper roll and a straw. You can see refracted light (interesting patterns reflected off the environment) with the kaleidoscope. The catapult is made from craft sticks and rubber bands which can be used to shoot small marshmallows.
Elementary and Middle School students delve into physical computing. By adding microcontrollers to their projects, they add interactivity as only divergent thinkers can.
Ask me why kids should learn to code!
Imagine, Program, and Share with Scratch a "free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations".
Tooth Brush Bugs
Tooth Brush Bugs
Garrett County Public Schools
Participants will build a "tooth brush bug" consisting of the head of a tooth brush, a small 3V DC motor and coin battery. The bug features a 3D printed part to hold the coin battery designed and made by our team just for this activity... sort of making to make model! Think of these bugs as really cheap Hex Bugs. The first 60 participants will be able to make and take one home!
Making Your Own Key to the Universe
Making Your Own Key to the Universe
Garrett County Public Schools
Participants will learn all about the Golden Ratio... a constant that governs the structure and form of living things. In doing so, they will have the opportunity to build, step by step, their own pair of calipers that exactly determine the Golden Ratio made completely from LEGO parts. Artist use the Golden Ratio, which is determined mathematically to find the location our eyes are naturally drawn to on a canvas or other work of art. Students will lead participants through the activity which is aligned to standards and is easily replicated. Its the ultimate tool for putting the A in STEAM!
Linking Children's Literature to Maker Activities
Linking Children's Literature to Maker Activities
Saint Mary's County Public Schools
Twitter: DES_Media_SMCPS
Explore a showcase of activities connecting children's literature with simpler maker activities connected to the AASL and MCCR standards. The activities would allow teachers to reinforce critical thinking, social-emotional learning, cooperative teamwork, expressive language, and risk-taking in their classrooms. A few activities and books would include: The Dot and coffee filter colorful art , How to Catch an Elf and building a shelf that would hold a paper elf, and The Wild Robot (Black-Eyed Susan Novel) and designing robots using Google Drawing. Participants will walk away with a resource of various ideas of how you can incorporate very simple activities that involve simple materials that pair with children's literature.
3D Paper Creations
3D Paper Creations
Wicomico County Public Schools
Join us as we create 3D paper pins using Silhouette machines. Participants will select a 3D paper file to edit using Silhouette software. The design will be sent to a Silhouette machine to be cut. The 3D design will be assembled using glue guns and alligator clips. Leave our makerspace with a unique piece of wearable 3D art.
Explore some engineering challenges through these student-led design projects. Experience building bridges, towers, and other various structures as well as a domino chain using craft sticks and clothes pins and binder clips.
MD STEM Festival: App Showcasing
MD STEM Festival: App Showcasing
MD STEM festival is showcasing their latest game, Agrownomics, as well as promoting the MD STEM Festival which takes place between October 26 and November 11. For more information, check the website.
Create an accordion book with origami features, then add microcontrollers to bring the book to life with light, movement, and sound.
How is it possible that an LED can be lit with a coin cell battery? Use what you know about electricity - open and closed circults - to create an eTextile project that you will be able to wear proudly throughout the conference.
Painting with Light
Painting with Light
Prince George's County Public Schools
NEWS FLASH...a paintbrush is actually made from a battery and a light! Are you curious about how we made this happen? Come visit to find out!
Virtual Presentations
Virtual Presentations
Hear about the Paper Circuitry projects from created by several students who attend Cool Spring Elementary School in Prince George's County Public Schools.
- 12:45 PM - Paper Circuitry
Join Derek Runsberg, SparkFun & Susan Brown, PGCPS to learn more about the following topics throughout the day:
- 11:00 AM - Microbits
- 1:00 PM - Soldering
- 3:00 PM - Question & Answer
Join Alex "Bunnies" Haung from Chibitronics will talk about the microcontrollers can add interactivity to student-made books and more.
- 11:00 - Microcontrollers and interactivity
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