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Grade 9-12 | 15 Learning Activities

Course Description

Duration: Learning Act 1: 2 mins, Learning Act 2: 9 mins, Learning Act 3: 6mins, Learning Act 4: 6 mins, Learning Act 5: 30 mins, Learning Act 6: 30 mins, Learning Act 7: 30 mins, Learning Act 8: 18 mins, Learning Act 9: 13 mins, Learning Act 10: 30 mins, Learning Act 11: 30 mins, Learning Act 12: 11 mins, Learning Act 13: 10 mins, Learning Act 14: 30 mins

Learning Objectives

Learning Activity 1: What Is a Maker? - YouTube | The Feed
What is a maker? Every one of us is a maker of some kind. A maker is someone who says "Wouldn't it be cool if someone could make 'X'?" then takes it one step further and makes 'X'. This video shows you examples of what makes a maker.

Learning Activity 2: Maker Movement: It’s about creating rather than consuming - YouTube | The Feed
The maker movement is about opening people up to expressing their creativity, solving problems, and making things that they conceive. This video highlights the maker movement's focus on creating rather than consuming.

Learning Activity 3: Career Paths for Makers and Polymaths - YouTube | Adam Savage's Tested
Adam Savage answers the question: "Outside of special effects, what career paths do you see opening up for makers and polymaths in general? How might someone make a career out of collecting hands-on skills in a world so currently obsessed with digital things?

Learning Activity 4: What's the difference? Arduino vs Raspberry Pi
If you're just starting out as a tinkerer, sometimes it's difficult to know what tools are best to use. When it comes to learning computing and electronics, two platforms reign supreme: Arduino and Raspberry Pi. They're often compared with each other, so which one is best for beginners? This video looks at their differences and similarities so that you can be better informed.

Learning Activity 5: Arduino Projects: Arduino 7 Segment Display | tutorial45
One of the most popular ways to display digits for Arduino is using the alphanumerical LCD. Some of the common ways also include display types like graphical (a very popular display from Nokia phones), E-paper, LCD and LED displays. LED displays are the simplest. It is made out of LEDs, those LEDs are connected into segments mostly called 7-segment display (because it has 7 segments). In this tutorial, learn how you can use this type of display in your project, how to connect them, and a simple program that will let you easily implement it.

Learning Activity 6: How To Make Arduino Line Follower Robot | Electronics Hub
A Line Follower Robot, as the name suggests, is an automated guided vehicle, which follows a visual line embedded on the floor or ceiling. Usually, the visual line is the path in which the line follower robot goes and it will be a black line on a white surface but the other way (white line on a black surface) is also possible. Certain advanced Line Follower Robots use an invisible magnetic field as their paths The line follower Robot is one of the first robots that beginners and students can build to get their first robotic experience. In this project, you can build a simple Line Follower Robot using Arduino and some other components.

Learning Activity 7: RGB LED Shades Controlled By Arduino | Electronics Hub
This tutorial will show you how you can build your own RGB LED Glasses very easily and cheaply with Arduino.

Learning Activity 8: How to Build a Magic Mirror ➜ Step-by-Step Guide! - YouTube | Nerdphilia
This video details how to build a smart mirror with an Raspberry Pi easy tutorial, and is newbie friendly.

Learning Activity 9: Smart Mirror Touchscreen (with Face ID) using Raspberry Pi 4 | Full Tutorial - YouTube | Eben Kouao

Learning Activity 10: How to make a Raspberry Pi NAS (Network Attached Storage) | Tinkernut
Adding a storage device to your network is called creating a NAS (Network Attached Storage). Basically, it is just a minimalistic computer with a boatload of storage attached to it. This tutorial walks you through using a Raspberry Pi to create a Network Attached Storage.

Learning Activity 11: Adam Savage's One Day Builds - YouTube | Adam Savage’s Tested
In Tested's most popular series, Adam Savage builds anything from a costume to a box in one day (well, most of the time. Sometimes it takes longer.). Watch these videos to get ideas for your own projects!

Learning Activity 12: Making Custom Silicone Mats - YouTube | I like to make stuff
Silicone mats are super durable, heat resistant, and easy to clean. Have a task you do repeatedly? Watch this video and learn how to easily make a custom silicone mat!

Learning Activity 13: How To Solder - YouTube | Beauty and the Bolt
Ever wanted to wield an extremely hot metal point with the precision of an artist and the background of an electrical engineer? Then pay attention! This video will teach you the basics of through-hole soldering, splicing, and desoldering (because making mistakes is inevitable).

Learning Activity 14: 25 Makerspace Projects For Kids | Makerspace.com
This site includes a compiled list of some favourite projects that are great for makerspaces. Learn how to make a boat out of a soda bottle, create a car from cardboard and many more.