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How to Connect Making to the Curriculum

In one of our sixth-grade classrooms, students are using recyclable materials to build prototypes of trampolines, using their knowledge of measurement, geometry, and some basic physics skills.

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What My Students and I Have Learned in Our Library Makerspace

The Aha Moment Several years ago, I accidently jumped on the maker movement wagon. While introducing learning through the Genius Hour philosophy, I found myself (and 300 students) in the middle of a cardboard building project.

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I Have $1000 to Start a Makerspace: What Should I Buy?

It’s getting close to the end of the school year and your principal finds $1,000 that she has to spend ASAP. Or maybe you find out that you got that $1,000 community grant and need to spend the funds by a deadline.

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Makerspace Lesson Plan: Build a Catapult

As makerspaces become more commonplace in the school setting, so do visits to my school library makerspace. I am currently in year four of running a makerspace and can’t believe the learning that takes place in our library as a result.

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How to Connect Making to the Curriculum

What My Students and I Have Learned in Our Library Makerspace

I Have $1000 to Start a Makerspace: What Should I Buy?

Makerspace Lesson Plan: Build a Catapult