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We were born to dream, to solve, to create, to MAKE. On this page find our best ideas and the ideas we found from others. Use them to spark your imagination and let your students fly!
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SS: The History/Geography Map (Cradle of Civilization, Seattle Immigration)www.gettingsmart.com
I worked quite a bit with this group of humanities teachers, most of whom felt very non-techy. They killed it! They used the laser cutter to etch their maps, but then really didn’t know what they wanted to do next… With some brainstorming, they decided to use LEDs to illuminate different critical locations on their maps, and ALSO to use the MaKeyMaKey to give viewers of their maps more information about each of those locations. When a viewer presses one of the buttons, the corresponding location is illuminated and an informational screen pops up via Scratch to teach about that location! Laser cutting, basic circuitry, MaKeyMaKey and Scratch programming, bravery and perseverance. multidisciplinary: enhancing writing through photographyclick here for apps to create vr content! |
Sci: Bacterial Plasmid Transformationwww.gettingsmart.com
If you’ve wondered how to incorporate “making” into high school biology, this teacher had a brilliant idea. She used the laser cutter to created a hinged bacteria chromosome and set it to represent primer sequences to open the chromosome and insert a new gene. Since her classes do transformation with green flourescent protein (GFP), she used copper tape, an LED, and a coin cell battery to illuminate the gene when properly inserted into the plasmid! Laser cutter, basic circuitry. Multidisciplinary: Make a 1 Minute Video: In the above video you will see a 1 minute video about mothers. You can have students make 1 minute videos describing anything in your content area! Math/Sci/Eng: Photograph and Label the Golden Ratio: diy.org
The golden ratio (aka the Fibonacci spiral) is a special number and proportion that often appears in manmade and natural structures. Find it in a building, piece of art, or plant, and label on your photo to point it out. Holocaust & Genocide Museum Exhibition Overviewmiraculous math in motion |
H2OMG! - MultidisciplInarywww.gettingsmart.com
This group’s premise was to devise a project template that would incorporate multiple subject areas and focus on using sustainable materials with as few “consumables” as possible. With this in mind, they started by creating a blank template – which they’re sharing here! – that could be used for any lesson/unit design. The example project they built out was a unit around water conservation, demonstrating their proposed format for a fully-integrated unit. In each content area (they chose Math, Social Studies, Science, and English), lessons would be taught with the subject of water being a theme. Math would look at volume, English at poetry, Social Studies at the economics of water control, and Science at actual conservation. As students showed mastery in each subject, they would be asked to build a “button” using a metal bottle cap (water bottle) and other sustainable or recyclable materials. The button must to show the subject area they learned about (ie. Math has a 3D printed “V” for volume). Once the students had made their four buttons, their task in the maker space would be to create a video game around the theme of water conservation in Scratch and use a MaKey MaKey to create a controller for that video game using the buttons! This team’s goal was to create something that could continue to add meaning to making and help teachers to create lessons that would incorporate responsible making in their classrooms, teams, and schools – a goal thoroughly met! MaKey MaKey, Scratch programming, 3D design and printing, with a little Lego and laser cutting for pizzazz. Digital fabrication curriculumpbl project folderClick HERE for great PBL lessons!
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