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
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
LEARN has the great privilege to work directly with McGill University’s pre-service kindergarten teachers this past winter. We got them exploring and discussing STEAM in K and the benefits of PLAY! The students has a chance to explore marble runs,
#RoundTheWorld_ChainReaction Ever heard of marble runs or Rube Goldberg Machines? This Live Stream was designed to show the basic concepts for teachers and students to start creating awesome machines right away! We demoed some materials, looked at why build
YouTube Link Brown Bagging it! 10 Minute Design Thinking Challenges MATRIX | Teacher’s Guide
In this first kick at the can I will be unboxing some servo motors and hooking them up to a Micro:bit. Once they’re hooked up, what can we create with them? Curriculum Connections: I followed the technological design process from
LEARN worked with students and teachers from Laurentian Elementary for SWLSB on a couple of STEAM activities. First we looked at an activity that was very hands on in making an artbot, and then we broke out the Makey Makey
LEARN brought a really timely workshop to QPAT 2019, called Beyond the Banana Piano : Invention Literary with Makey Makey. Educators spent the day exploring the possibilities for using Makey Makey in class with their students. Lots of fun making
LEARN spent two days at Our Lady of Peace (SWLSB) exploring makerspaces with the whole school. Students were challenged to spin art, robotics, Makey Makey, lego construction, and so much more… It was a great two days of hard fun
LEARN joined John Adams for a morning session on fostering the maker mindset in our diverse students. This is a wonderful staff, full of life and excitement. We read a book, had a collective brainstorm on what is a makerspace