Maker spaces are creativity areas that give visitors a place to create, explore, or tinker with an assortment of technologies and/or hands-on materials.
WHAT KINDS OF MAKING CAN STUDENTS AND STAFF DO?
In Maker Space, students use technologies such as computers, cameras, and software to design and complete digital projects, including basic robotics. Students also have the opportunity to create projects that require learning hands-on skills. Makers use materials, such as Legos, yarn, beads, fabric, felt, foam, and various build materials like Wikki Stix, modeling clay, magnets, biodegradable straws, wooden discs, DNA Pop-up beads, etc. Crayons, markers, paint, craft supplies, duct tape, glue gun, stationery items are all available for use and are categorized and displayed under sections in the Makerspace Corner. Recreational & Educational Board games like Carom Board, Chess Board, Scrabble, Monopoly, etc are also available encouraging and fostering friendships. Projects involving recycled materials allow students to think up alternative uses for items often discarded. Some maker projects are individually produced while others require collaboration as students work together to design and create their projects. |
WHAT KINDS OF RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE?
The Media Center Maker Corner offers students:
• 3-D printing with MakerBots - Replicator, Sketch 1 and Sketch 2
• Introductory Electronics such as Little Bits, Squishy Circuits, Makey Makey, Capacitor (Copper tapes and Light bulbs are also available)
• Legos, Stem learning kits - Qubits, Keva Planks
• Craft Materials - approximately 60 different products
• Recycled Materials
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WHAT KINDS OF MAKING CAN STUDENTS AND STAFF DO?
In Maker Spaces, students use technologies such as computers, cameras, and software to design and complete digital projects, including basic robotics. Students also have the opportunity to create projects that require learning hands-on skills. Makers use materials, such as paper, yarn, duct tape, cardboard, crayons, markers, paint, and craft supplies. Projects using recycled materials allow students to think up alternative uses for items often discarded. Some maker projects are individually produced while others require collaboration as students work together to design and create their projects. |
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WHAT KINDS OF MAKING CAN STUDENTS AND STAFF DO?
In Maker Spaces, students use technologies such as computers, cameras, and software to design and complete digital projects, including basic robotics. Students also have the opportunity to create projects that require learning hands-on skills. Makers use materials, such as paper, yarn, duct tape, cardboard, crayons, markers, paint, and craft supplies. Projects using recycled materials allow students to think up alternative uses for items often discarded. Some maker projects are individually produced while others require collaboration as students work together to design and create their projects. |