Multi-Cultural Learning

LED Yup’ik male dance fans

Combine tradition and technology in learning how to make a glowing Yup’ik dance fan! They were used in winter ceremonies, accompanied by masks they helped illustrate the story told by…

May 18, 2019
electronics, 2D design software, laser cutter, Soldering Iron, World Culture, mixed media, ethnicity, light, Dance, Electronics
Mask Making

This lesson takes the classical mask making style of the indigenous people of Alaska and combines it with tech-based lessons that include design, spacial reasoning, and math! These masks can…

May 17, 2019
2D and 3D design software, laser cutter, Museum/Science Center, International, World Culture, imagination, ethnicity, legends, 2D vector graphics, drama, mask, 2D vector design software, Indigenous Epistemologies, Wearable
Ball and Triangle Game

This is a Traditional native Game played by North East Woodland Indigenous People. The Game was originally made withe birch bark, sinew and a carved wood ball. We are changing…

May 17, 2019
Museum/Science Center, Intro to Fab Lab, World Culture, Games, ethnicity, toys, 2D vector design software, Cultural Competence, Indigenous Epistemologies
tarukantohku: Digital Design Rooted in Storytelling Tradition

The purpose of this lesson is to promote collaboration between educational and cultural programming, specifically for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. The Tunica-Biloxi are a federally recognized tribe with population…

April 5, 2019
CAD, 3D printer, 2D design software, 3D Design Software, parametric design software, World Culture, 3D printing, imagination, inkscape, ethnicity, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous Epistemologies
Music & 3D Modeling: From James Brown to Architecture

Black History Month recognizes the heritage, accomplishments, and culture of African Americans in the United States. In honor of this month, this project combines black music, 3D modeling and laser…

February 8, 2019
CAD, 3D printer, 2D and 3D design software, laser cutter, architecture, imagination, 3D modeling, sound, cardboard, sculpture, 2D vector design software, Cultural Competence
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…

December 7, 2018
electronics, 3D printer, 3D Design Software, Laser cutter
Shining the Light

Bryan Stevenson & Just-Mercy, 2019.   Black Panther-inspired High School lesson plan using Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. This lesson was revisited due to the release of the film starring…

November 30, 2018
Laser cutter, Arduino, Intro to Fab Lab, ethnicity, programming, light
Wearable Tech in Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism encompasses a wide variety of creative explorations across numerous fields – music, art, film, and literature – over nearly a half-century in black culture. This lesson plan explores the…

July 17, 2018
electronics, 3D printer, 3D Design Software, Laser cutter, GE Collection, Fab Tested, World Culture, 3D printing, imagination, 3D modeling, mixed media, ethnicity, toys, cardboard, 2D vector graphics, sculpture, mask, arts, 2D vector design software
Alejibres with DF

Alebrijes are imaginative and colorful Mexican art sculptures that have transformed into mythical creatures of the culture that act as spirit guides. This lesson begins with students watching the Disney…

July 17, 2018
2D design software, Laser cutter, laser cutter, Vinyl Cutter, Fab Tested, Early Childhood, Museum/Science Center, Intro to Fab Lab, International, World Culture, laser cutting, imagination, legends, sculpture