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RAFT
RAFT Warehouse
RAFT Maker Kit
More Maker Kits
Makerspace-In-A-Box
Makerspace-In-A-Box Unboxing
Bay Area Maker Supplies
Bay Area Maker Supplies
Amazing resource space for teachers/educators ($25 membership) that includes a vast assortment of supplies from bottle caps by the bag to lab equipment. They sell their own kits for maker projects at really reasonable prices in single packs or packs of 10 with online project ideas. They also offer professional development, makerspace design services, subscription kits, activity sheets, mobile maker vans, and more . It is in San Jose so best to go with a plan when shopping for supplies and make the most of it. Or use their online store. The Makerspace-In-A-Box (small and large, $4-$12) sets are great starter kits or easy way to beef up the supplies in your existing makerspace (See images above).
Project Ideas
Project Ideas
Engineering for Good Unit - there are a lot of printable resources and videos teaching students about the engineering and design process. There is also a project-based program built in that you can choose to use or just pick and choose the resources. I use some of the videos when my Maker students forget that mistakes and iterations are part of the learning process.
250+ Makerspace Resources Many activities, several free informational posts
Maker Educational Websites
Maker Educational Websites
Instructables Website for Making (lots and lots of things)
Circuits & Electronics
Circuits & Electronics
Science Buddies: Elementary Energy & Power Projects
Maggies Science Connection: Circuitry Explanation
Science Buddies: Circuits with kids
Spark Fun: Soft Circuits (fabrics/wearables)
Makerspaces.com: Paper Circuits
Instructables.com: Squishy Circuits
Note: it’s way easier to buy PlayDoh than to make your own. It also lasts a lot longer, if it’s kept covered, and doesn’t have to be refrigerated.
Programming
Programming
Just A Line Programming Experiment
Overview ‹ OctoStudio — MIT Media Lab
Marble Machines
Marble Machines
Exploratorium: Marble Machines
Pedagogy
Pedagogy
Philosophy of Making
Philosophy of Making
“What is Tinkering and Making?”
“Gee’s Bend From Quilt to Print”, Maker Mindset
“Key Characteristics in Making”, Casey Shea from SCOE
TED Talk: Making and Creativity, Vernelle Noel
Framework for Maker-Centered Learning
Edutopia.org: Makerspaces Lead to School and Community Successes
This is a link to an Edutopia article that makes the argument that makerspaces lead to higher student success through the practice of "failing better," making real-life and stronger connections to standards and curricula, increasing motivation, and by showing students real-world uses of their curriculum.
“How to teach in a Makerspace: A Practical Educational Philosophy”
Parts, Purposes, & Complexities
Fifteen Reasons to Use Loose Parts for Learning in Middle and High School Classrooms
This is a blog post written by Angela Stockman that outlines her primary arguments for utilizing loose parts play in the secondary classroom, with a specific focus on writing.
Research article about multimodality and multiliteracy
Education Codes
Education Codes
Tools
Tools
Animation
Animation
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Cutting
Cutting
3D Design
3D Design
TinkerCAD - a free online version of CAD for 3D modeling and printing. I (Integra) used this a lot when I worked at a summer camp. It’s powerful enough to design usable pieces if you put enough time into it and has a ton of tools to allow for precision design. No downloads are necessary, but you do need to create an account to use it.
Microcontrollers & Programming
Microcontrollers & Programming
Micro:bit Makecode Programming Site
Micro:bit Professional Development Course
Makerspaces
Makerspaces
How To Create and Fund a Makerspace
Makerspace Manual for K-12 Schools
How to Set up a Makerspace Cart
Makerspace Materials Supply List
Betsy Potash interviews Angela Stockman, author of Make Writing. They discuss her findings in regards to implementing a writing makerspace in a classroom, the “why” behind making writing, and her experiences observing Reggio Emilia classrooms in Italy and how tinkering and making lead to deeper and more complex thinking and understanding.
Brave New Teaching’s Amanda, a high school ELA teacher, explains how she implements a makerspace in her ELA classroom and shares a favorite activity creating tone bottles to analyze tone shifts in passages in The Great Gatsby. More here.
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