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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

@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

#LightUpOurDays Activity Page • June 2020

#LightUpOurDays Activity Page • June 2020

  #LightUpOurDays is a huge theme in STEAM education. The ideas explore how to use light and shadow to create unique forms of art and expression… Educators can use these resources to inspire their students to play with light and

Chris Colley June 2, 2020September 15, 2020 Community, makerspaces, open creative space days, RÉCIT, 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

McGill Pre-Service Teachers Maker Mindset Workshop • 2020

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,

Chris Colley May 15, 2020 Community, events, makerspaces, open creative space days, Pop-up Makerspace, STEAM in K No Comments Read more

#citystory Activity Page • April 2020

  Welcome to our first live stream called #citystory A city story can be about anything that might happen in the city or the country. Making small models of houses and buildings will help make your stories come alive… What

Chris Colley April 28, 2020July 6, 2020 Community, Online, open creative space days, resources No Comments Read more

STEAM at Laurentian Elementary • 2020

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

Chris Colley January 27, 2020 makerspaces, Makey Makey, open creative space days, Scratch, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

STEAM in K • June 13th 2019

LEARN has started playing with kindergarten students because they’re awesome! Our first STEAM workshop with the littles was as we expected, amazing… Students explored ozobots, Makey Makey, circuit cubes, lego, building with cardboard and then shared their experiences with us

Chris Colley September 26, 2019 makerspaces, open creative space days, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more

Edgewater Grade 1 Discovers Rockets • May 9th 2019

On a chilly spring day in May, LEARN spend the day making two different types of rockets; straw rockets and water rockets. We looked a design techniques, flight, and aerodynamics… Students enjoyed the process of building their rockets, and LOVE

Chris Colley September 26, 2019September 27, 2019 makerspaces, open creative space days, STEAM Challenges No Comments Read more
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