Aligned with the rich design and cultural attributes of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther we offer a special collection of digital fabrication lessons inspired by this film.

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BLACK PANTHER INSPIRED COLLECTION

PRIDE PIECES: EXPLORING SOCIAL IDENTITY, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Students will create a neck piece based on symmetry, patterns, and colors seen in Black Panther as well as in traditional African art. They will learn how to simulate cultural…

Dora Milaje Tabi Boot

This lesson originates from Ruth Carter’s approach to costume design for the Black Panther film. Students will create a pattern using software to be laser etched into soft material that…

IN THIS COLLECTION

Our team of experts in Afrofuturism, computational thinking, culturally situated pedagogy, K-12 standards and digital fabrication technologies have translated years of research into practical classroom applications for teachers to introduce to their students the tools and capabilities that enable them to dream, design and make (almost) anything.

OUR COMMITMENT

Along with the global Fab Lab Network we are committed to democratizing access to the technologies and knowledge of digital fabrication. This Black Panther Collection represents a timely opportunity to broaden pathways to STEM education by providing inclusive learning experiences at the intersection of cultural expression and technology.

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STEM DIGITAL FABRICATION LESSONS

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTED LESSONS

Learning the IPO principle through a house automation model

This lesson is based on Studio 5’s “Eco House” model. Available at: https://www.scopesdf.org/scopesdf_lesson/eco-house/   Students learn about the IPO principle and how some new electronic components work. Using this knowledge,…

February 16, 2025
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SEQUENCE using Scratch

Sequencing  In the early years students must develop sequencing skills.  These skills help young learners to logically structure language and writing.  It’s essential to effective oral and written communication.    …

February 16, 2025
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Lighting Up Colors: The Magic of RGB

   

February 16, 2025
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Light it Up

Design Challenge: Design and build a lamp/light with non-addressable LEDs and an on/off switch. Constraints: Design and laser cut the body of the lamp Use a non-addressable LED light strip,…

February 12, 2025

Station learning electronics

In station learning, learners can experimentally explore the essential fundamentals of electronics using a self-learning process. You will learn about diodes, light-emitting diodes, capacitors and transistors. The circuits are simulated…

February 9, 2025
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Talking Trash Bin: Interactive Electronics and Programming Project

In this lesson, students will embark on a self-directed learning journey to design and implement a technical project focused on environmental conservation and sustainable resource use. The project aims to…

February 9, 2025
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FCH – Taking care of myself

This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators by providing inspiration, skills, and networks to make a meaningful impact in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…

January 31, 2025
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FCH – Electronic circuits with conductive dough

This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators through inspiration, skills and networks to make an impact in the field of STEAM through education,…

January 30, 2025

Digital Fabrication and Programming

Students create a design that has a repeating element using TurtleStitch, PEmbroider, Tinkercad Codeblocks, then embroider or print it

January 29, 2025

UV Resin Lens Challenge

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the basics of microscopy, the concept of magnification, and learn and apply the lens and magnification equations. Students will engage in hands-on…

January 28, 2025
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FCH – Quiz Board

This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators by providing inspiration, skills, and networks to make a meaningful impact in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…

January 24, 2025

FCH – FUN GEOMETRY (Building Geodesic Domes)

This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators through inspiration, skills and networks to make an impact in the field of STEAM through education,…

January 24, 2025

Smart Plant Care System

Smart Plant Care System Nurture Your Plants, Effortlessly  

January 22, 2025

Desk Calender

This series of lessons will take you thhrough how to make a Desk Calender using the Brother ScanNcut.

January 13, 2025

Lantern

This series of lessons will take you through step by step how to make a Tea Light Lantern using the Brother ScanNCut.      

January 13, 2025

Shadow Theatre

Lessons with 5 graders about shadow theatre. Learners listen short Fairy-tale “The Foolish Man” by famous Armenian writter Hovhannes Tumanyan, Draw an illustrative picture of the Fairy-tale, they can draw…

January 11, 2025

STANDARDS-ALIGNED

Community contributed lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)  offer formal educators innovative pathways to teaching content knowledge. The Fab I Can Statements are a resource to develop technology-literate learning progressions to align with content standards.

FAB TESTED

Periodically lessons are adapted and tested by the Fab Foundation team based on a call for submissions from fabbers, educators, and makers.  Our inaugural set of lessons for the SCOPES-DF project were Fab Tested in 2016 and are tagged Fab Tested on the website.

OPEN-SOURCE VALUES

Lessons are distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, that permits free use and re-purposing by others.