High school makerspace ideas

Encourage your school's budding scientists with a makerspace. Get the basics for doing an awesome makerspace at your school!

Come learn how to create a STEM Makerspace in your classroom! I have some tips and ideas for how you can have a functional and organized room for your elementary students. You will also learn what kind of activities, challenges, and projects your students can make. These simple hacks will make life easy throughout the year.

In a previous post, Makerspaces in Your Library, CMLE talked about the potential power of these creative cultures, emerging in libraries across the country. This week, staff reports on a local library’s makerspace programs and events. Under the direction of the Library Media Specialist, Maria Burnham, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School (SRRHS) students are given an added opportunity to … Continue reading Local High School Library Launches Makerspace Programming →

If you're interested in STEAM activities for kids but you have a high school student, these STEM games for high school students might be just what you're looking for. These educational board games all feature a STEM theme. If you're looking for STEM game for teenagers, there are plenty on this list. Learn about engineering, science, coding, and more while developing critical thinking skills. High school STEM games are great additions to high school STEM curriculums and STEM activities for…

What is the difference between a makerspace and a meaningful makerspace? A meaningful makerspace goes beyond giving students Legos and telling them to build. The following are the 6 essential elements of a meaningful makerspace. #makerspace #meaningfulmakerspace

Make & Takes: Let Students Own the Learning | Many makerspaces tend to emphasize tech and tools that have to stay at the school. It's important to balance that out with activities that students can take home as well. Arts & crafts, cardboard challenge and other activities can be great make & takes for students. Also, it makes for awesome advocacy when parents get to see what your kids are making. | RenovatedLearning.com

After receiving criticism that my space was not a "real makerspace", I decided to draft my own definition & take a look at how research defines makerspaces.

Today let’s talk about how and why I started a low-tech makerspace at our high school library! When I started at this library 5 years ago it was completely different than it is now. Circulati…

I am always looking for ways to engage my boys in learning. My oldest son doesn't really like to read so I have been looking for way t...

You CAN start a makerspace even if you’re broke In my recent post on AASL Knowledge Quest, I decided to revisit and revamp a popular article that I wrote for the ISTE Librarians Network Scanner about starting a makerspace on a budget. Since writing that article in November 2014, I’ve talked to many more educators and ... Read more

5 Makerspace Projects for Teen Tech Week | In my post for Demco Ideas, I go over five different makerspace project ideas for ALA's Teen Tech Week, with the 2017 theme of Be the Source of Change

You understand that STEM activities are extremely popular for kids, but what about STEM projects for high school? Fun STEM Projects for High School Students. If you're looking for some fun and educational STEM projects to do in high school, look no further! These 18 projects are perfect for any student looking to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math. From extracting DNA from strawberries to building a roller coaster, there's something here for everyone!

In this engineering lesson plan, your students will build a volleyball machine that can launch a ping pong ball back and forth over a net.

We realize the success of adding a STEAM – Makerspace at our school will be dependent on teachers integrating these activities into their curriculum rather than an extra “recreational” activity. I created a Pearltrees aggregate of possible classroom lessons and activities for each of the products we purchased for our school. #CultofPedagogyPin

In this post, I explain why Perler Beads are an awesome addition to any makerspace, and offer some advice on incorporating them into your space.

Making looks different at different types of makerspaces. However, schools, public libraries, and even artist collaboratives have some universal themes that tie us all together (and owning a 3D pri…

You might think that STEM activities for high school students are difficult to come by but if you're willing to look a little deeper, there are plenty of fun STEM activities for you to choose from.

5 Ways to Get Your Makerspace Ready : A new school year means new opportunities to get your makerspace ready for students. Here's some tips and tricks for sprucing things up and starting the year off strong.