Maker Spaces

CSER Digital Technologies Guide to Maker Spaces

Mad Makers Integrated STEM Challenge for Years 9-10 (University of Sydney)

Maker Spaces Australia - What is a Maker Space? (QUT Brisbane)

Maker Spaces in education (webinar by Dan Brown)

Invent to Learn - book and resources

Everything you need to know about Maker Spaces (ABC Splash)

How to create a Maker Space at your school (Digipubs)

How to set up a Maker Space at your school (Video series) ABC Splash

Makerspaces.com including free ebook with links to useful info. Andrew Miller, Founder / CEO

Introduction to basic electronics Andrew Miller, Founder / CEO www.makerspaces.com

Innovation Toolbox (Intel)

Tinkering Child (Jackie Child's blog on Maker Spaces and more)

Instructables Instructions on how to make things - user community

Sylvia's Super Awesome Maker Show! DIY website by a girl and her dad.

GoldieBlox - DIY, Engineering, Maker, Girl Power Includes "scrappy robots" (hilarious!)

MAKEzine

All Hallows School Library Makerspace blog


Equipment Ideas

Low cost entry:

Squishy Circuits

Paper Circuits

Copper Tape with conductive glue

MaKey MaKey

Little Bits

Arduinos

Raspberry Pis

Higher cost for more advanced activities:

3D Printers

CNC Router

Laser Cutter



MAKER Spaces around Australia

NSW

Sydney Robots and Dinosaurs (Sydney - Meadowbank)

Makers' Place (Sydney - Redfern)


QLD

The Edge SLQ (Brisbane - Southbank)

Hackerspace Brisbane (Brisbane - Eagle Farm)

USQ Makerspace (Toowoomba)

WOTSO Workspace (Sunshine Coast - Sippy Downs)

Gold Coast Tech Space (Gold Coast - Mudgeeraba)

Mixhaus Mobile Maker Space (Townsville)

The Makers.org (Cairns)