Outdoor education is picking up steam with our youngest learners… Outdoor classrooms are springing up in many of Quebec’s elementary schools with the mindset of getting kids out to play and learn. Below is a series of math activities and
@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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#RoundTheWorld_ChainReaction Activity Page • May 2020
#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
#KitchenTableTinkering Activity Page • May 2020
YouTube Link Brown Bagging it! 10 Minute Design Thinking Challenges MATRIX | Teacher’s Guide
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
Pop-Up Makerspace • Our Lady Peace • 2019
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