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#crankycontraption Activity Page

Cranky contraptions are whimsical and mechanical, used to demonstrate students understanding of motion mechanics, simple simple machines and of course creativity, problem solving and collaboration to name only a few. This capsule is designed to get teachers and students creating

Chris Colley April 29, 2021May 3, 2021 Community, Live Stream, makerspaces, Online, open creative space days, resources No Comments Read more

#ExploreLightAndShadow Activity Page

Explore the amazing interplay of lights, shadows, reflections, and refractions with our new capsule entitled #ExploreLightAndShadow. This capsule is a wonderful way to get your students observing and tinkering with the world around them in a playful way. Curriculum Connections: Earth

Chris Colley March 17, 2021March 30, 2021 Community, events, Live Stream, Online No Comments Read more

#StopMotion Activity Page – 2021

YouTube LINK to OCS Live Stream Stop Motion – Film making technique whereby objects are manipulated and photographed in a sequence to create an illusion of movement. #StopMotion is one of those things that can be done in all grade

Chris Colley January 14, 2021February 16, 2021 Community, Live Stream, Makey Makey, Online No Comments Read more

@ExploringBalance Activity Page • 2020

In this virtual makerspace, the LEARN team is #ExploringBalance with balancing sculptures, mobiles, homo-polar motors, and much more. We will focus our exploration on key concepts of balance, like gravity, mass, center of gravity, and distribution of mass. This capsule

Chris Colley December 1, 2020December 7, 2020 Community, Learnshop, Live Stream, makerspaces, Online, open creative space days, STEAM Challenges, STEAM in K No Comments Read more

#CardboardConstruction Activity Page – June 2020

#CardboardConstruction Activity Page – June 2020

  Curriculum Connections Science and Technology Systems & Interactions | Techniques & Instruments Technological design process poster Tool List: Cardboard, Cutters, Connectors, Creativity Resources How to make a pinko board Motion Mechanics | From CDP Website Cardboard Fundamentals link to adafruit

Chris Colley June 8, 2020September 15, 2020 Community, events, Live Stream, makerspaces, resources, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

#MarbleMaze Activity Page • May 2020

#MarbleMaze Activity Page • May 2020

  Curriculum Connects Science and Technology Newton’s 1st law – “objects at rest stay at rest, objects in motion stay in motion” Design objects or structures that affect a force on an object Use of measuring instruments Technological Design process

Chris Colley May 27, 2020September 15, 2020 Community, Live Stream, makerspaces, Online, open creative space days, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

#ExploringSpinning Activity Page • May 2020

#ExploringSpinning Activity Page • May 2020

  Get Inspired from other Makers #ExploringSpinning Curriculum Connections #ExploringSpinning During this Live Stream we will explore some of the key concepts behind two of Newton’s Laws. All the while demonstrating how these laws apply to spinners. Law 1 “a

Chris Colley May 21, 2020September 15, 2020 Community, events, Live Stream, makerspaces, open creative space days, resources, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

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