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Teaching Resources
Fab Play Maker Educator Institute - Resource set from July 2020 Virtual Conference, Plus More
Virtual Maker Ed Unconference (June 2020) - Resource set for Maker Education during COVID and Remote Learning
Ongoing resource discussion thread among FabLab educators worldwide via the FabLab Google Group
GoToMeeting Notes from the above GoogleGroup - contains similar resource list to what you’ll see below, with more contact info and might have some new updates
Rob Morrill’s webpage of project ideas
Example FlipGrid project from John Baglio of students’ “Homemade Contraptions”
Innovation Curriculum from the Henry Ford - including a 20 hour class pack
Hong Kong International School Idea Studio webage with projects, ideas, etc
Curiosity Machine Technovation Families - easy design challenges with items around the home
Exploratorium Tinkering Studio in San Francisco
Code.org Hour of Code Lessons
Scratch Free block coding & tutorials, simple animations (students can build code together remotely, play and interact with each others’ videos)
Tynker.com - running a free promo for all schools right now, let us know if we can set this up for your class
Code Monkey Game-Based Programming
Adaptive Design Association Online Video Library
Cardboard skills Learning Library on YouTube
Cardboard skills pdf handout
Video highlighting ADA’s work in limited resource areas
Youtube Channel for ALL Adaptive Design Video
Rubber Band Engineer book of challenges
LabXChange Science Enrichment Lessons
Open-Ended Maker Ideas
Paper structures: build the largest free-standing tower you can using only 2 sheets of paper and tape
paper structure: build a paper structure that extends the furthest off a surface
tinfoil boats- who can make it float with the most pennies
bridges: use materials at home to build a bridge. For older students, have them build different types of bridges like truss bridges, suspension bridges, etc and research them
pendulum art: construct a pendulum using string/yarn and found materials and something like a plastic cup or cardboard box that you poke a hole in the bottom of. Put some recycled papers under it. Add a small amount of watered-down paint or colored water or even plain water and swing the pendulum to make a design.
stop-motion animation with found objects
Example online stopmotion video generator
take a toy (or a picture if no toy) and design adaptive equipment for that you to do a certain task (cross a canyon, build a habitat, etc)
Build automata that is a character in a story or poem
research a planet and design a creature with features adapted to living on that planet
homemade catapults
various types of paper airplanes
parachute for a toy or small object
sketch an invention
Redesign your room and create a blueprint
egg drop challenge
paper roller coaster for a marble
pretty much any type of lego challenge
Tinkercad - 3D design of a structure, building, habitat, vessel, piece of furniture, etc. Also has a circuit design feature for older grades
Recycle household items or waste created into a new contraption, fort, marble run, sorting box, character, automata, etc
Biomimicry Project
the students do research into an animal, find out something interesting (flight, gliding, hopping,or other movement) then use recyclables/anything on hand (as everyone has something from old toys to string to glue) the students need to create an ornithopter (flight) or some type of creation that can mimic the movement of the animal they studied.
The teacher can provide a list of animals with suggested adaptations that could be modeled
egg drop
Whirligigs
Solar oven- build & cook a hot dog, test internal temp every 5 mins
Summer Programs
LINK to the Virtual Maker-Ed Unconference Shared notes on Summer Programs
This meeting took place May 15 - 16 and the conference notes for a variety of summer program topics are archived by following the link to a Google Drive.
Google Sites
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