Makerspace projects

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.

Make & Takes: Let Students Own the Learning | Renovated Learning

28 engaging hands-on STEM activities that use recylced and craft materials for a home, library, or classroom makerspace

Interested in setting up a makerspace? If a makerspace is properly set up and introduced, it can be a great tool for igniting student imagination and curiosity as well as building classroom community. The following are four tips and tricks for a stress-free makerspace setup. #STEM #makerspace

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

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

What kinds of activities can kids do at your classroom makerspace? Learn about 3 types of makerspace challenges, building, upcycle, and design that will give preschool, kindergarten, or first grade children a variety of STEM STEAM experiences. With each project idea, children use aspects of the engineer design process along with a variety of materials to build, make, and create.

Makerspaces don't have to be expensive. Here's four examples of budget friendly projects and supplies for your makerspace.

Build your own zoetrope and create your own animation. Hours of STEAM fun for kids who love art, engineering and science!

12 Engineering Challenges for Elementary School | Science Buddies Blog

Makerspaces are a great way to spark curiosity and ingenuity for kids. If you haven't tried using a makerspace before, or you are looking for some fresh ideas, I have some for you below!

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.

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A makerspace is a place in a classroom, library, or other common area of a school where students are encouraged to create, tinker, explore, discover, and invent using a variety of tools and materials. Effective makerspaces have been shown to foster peer-to-peer interaction as well as help students b

Maker Fests are a great way to share your students' learning with your community. Learn the logistics of planning a Maker Fest / Maker Fair at your school.

A Teacher Blog by Jessica Meacham

STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,

This Week in the Classroom: Top Ten Middle School #MakerEd Challenges (Plus Two!) | woodshopcowboy

Teen Tech Week is March 5–11 and master maker Diana Rendina has got you covered with 5 makerspace projects that will inspire teens to become change agents.

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