Social Studies
Make A Sundial
Students will use fab lab tools to create a custom sundial for their area and learn how to mark it with important yearly events.
July 16, 2020
Talk To The World
In this lesson Students will use Scratch MIT platform to Build a scene, where they can send a message to the world and talk about their thought during Coronvirus Pandemic.…
June 1, 2020
End-Grain Chess Board
This lesson is designed for those interested in getting hands-on time with wood shop-based tools. In this lesson plan we’ll go over how to build a playing surface for one…
April 16, 2020
Testing Insulation
This lesson will cover a method for testing the insulation properties of a given material using water. It discusses how to use a control to compare the properties of the…
April 8, 2020
Unplugged: Design a Biomechanical Cyborg
This activity is a perfect blend of science and creativity as students work with their partner(s) to create their version of a cyborg appendage (or device). This part must mimic the workings…
March 28, 2020
Making a Fire Piston
This lesson is on how to make a unique fire making tool called a Fire Piston. It ignites a small piece of tinder by rapid compression/depression of air inside of…
March 24, 2020
Queen Annurca – Design and fab a t-shirt
This project was carried out for the middle school children of Valle di Maddaloni – Campania – Italy. This territory is known throughout Italy for the production of a quality…
February 12, 2020
IoT Health
In this session, students will go through the engineering design process to design and build a heartbeat monitoring system using Arduino IDE and IoT At the end of the lesson…
January 28, 2020
Tshem-zo and Wearable technology
What is Tshem-zo? The art of tailoring in Bhutan is known as Tshem-zo. This art can be classified into three parts: 1. Tshem drup the art of embroidery 2. Lhem drup the…
December 16, 2019
Making a Mardi Gras-Inspired Patch Using Algorithmic Design
What is an algorithm? How can algorithms be used to create cultural designs and 3D models? This lesson explores these questions by using visual programming to help students explore computational…
November 14, 2019
Python Turtle Spirograph Pancakes
Spirograph is the name given to a drawing tool that makes “mathematical roulette curves” known as hypotrochoids. In this lesson, you will learn how to use Python Turtle* to…
October 29, 2019
maker Paideia Unit – “Human Innovation: Moving from the Paper Age to the Cardboard Age and Beyond”
Based on early human innovations and transitions from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, make tools that represent how technologies change based on changing materials…
July 2, 2019