Need some makerspace inspiration? Each month, I curate a collection of links from around the world that can fuel your Makerspace endeavors.
Here are the links from July 2023.
- I came across a website that provides nets for all sorts of paper-craft projects, which you can easily download and use.
- Want to improve your student’s creative thinking abilities? Let them spend as much time thinking of questions as they think of ideas. Simon Sinek, in minutes 2:00 to 3:00 of this short video explains why.
- Sketch-noting, using sketches to enhance note-taking, can be a powerful tool for helping students remember critical information on a topic they are studying. This book guides you to implement it in the classroom.
- This new software tool helps you create colorful 2D images with an incredible illusion of depth using your 3D printer. The results are stunning.
- What a fantastic (and free) software tool to help your students easily create laser-cut puzzles.
- Are you looking for a fun way to engage your middle-school and high-school students with 3D printing? Check out this awesome video on Practical Printing and share it with them. Then, encourage them to brainstorm a practical problem they can solve using the 3D printer in your makerspace.
- This quick science experiment is sure to amaze your students.
- The author of The Gardener and the Carpenter shares many tips for parents, but many apply just as well to educators. She shares a brief overview of her arguments in her talk at Google.
- We should all encourage our students to bring their ideas to life with the help of cardboard prototyping, an engaging and approachable technique. This 2-page guide by maker educator Erin E. Riley is a great resource to aid them in constructing better structures.
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