Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Math written by Kevin Hall and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has become a major component of today�s classroom environment. Teachers are using new methods like makerspaces in order to engage their students. Makerspaces refer to tools students can use to explore, discover, and create new ideas and concepts using technology. This book will focus on makerspace projects that will help students with math. Complete with detailed directions and examples, this easy-to-read guide will focus on new methods of learning and mastering mathematical concepts. At last there's a way to make math fun and hands-on using the latest tools and technology.
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Math written by Kevin Hall and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has become a major component of today�s classroom environment. Teachers are using new methods like makerspaces in order to engage their students. Makerspaces refer to tools students can use to explore, discover, and create new ideas and concepts using technology. This book will focus on makerspace projects that will help students with math. Complete with detailed directions and examples, this easy-to-read guide will focus on new methods of learning and mastering mathematical concepts. At last there's a way to make math fun and hands-on using the latest tools and technology.
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Social Studies written by Kerry Hinton and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology and tools once available only in factories can now be found in classroom makerspaces. Maker culture uses 3D printers, laser cutters, and other manufacturing tools to provide invaluable learning experiences. Combining technology with more abstract ideas such as social justice, history, and civics can lead students to become more involved with the local community as well the global one. This interesting guide provides step-by-step instructions to help both educators and students experience social studies projects like never before. Learn how to implement STEM principles to make social studies hands-on and fun at the same time.
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Language Arts written by Anita Louise McCormick and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makerspaces, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, robotics, and other high-tech tools, are often associated with STEM programs like science, math, and technology. Educators have discovered that the learning opportunities makerspaces offer can be just as valuable in other curriculum areas as well. This volume fuses this fabulous technology with the Language Arts.
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Language Arts written by Anita Louise McCormick and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makerspaces, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, robotics, and other high-tech tools, are often associated with STEM programs like science, math, and technology. Educators have discovered that the learning opportunities makerspaces offer can be just as valuable in other curriculum areas as well. This volume fuses this fabulous technology with the Language Arts.
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Science written by Erin Staley and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makerspaces are community-based, hands-on workshops in which people of all ages and skill levels come together to learn, work together, and create. Using creativity and collaboration, makerspace science projects are both fun and fulfilling. This guide brings science to life with ten easy-to-follow makerspace activities using sewing machines, laser cutters, 3D printers, electronics, woodworking tools, and metalworking equipment. Makers will develop new people and project skills, build confidence by overcoming challenges, and possibly discover innovative ways to address modern-day issues with science.
Download or read book Explore Makerspace written by Alicia Z. Klepeis and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges, furniture, musical instruments, games, vehicles—all of these things were invented and improved upon by people who love to put stuff together, take stuff apart, and figure out how things work! In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore what it means to be an engineer. They discover how inventors use science, art, and math to create new and exciting structures, games, and more. Readers also learn how to set up their own makerspaces at home, using inexpensive and easy-to-find supplies for their tinkering projects. Humans have been inventors throughout history. From the wheel to the rocket, scientists and other engineers have designed new technologies that have made daily life easier and stretched our horizons far beyond our own atmosphere. But inventions don’t have to be full of computer chips or other sophisticated parts. Designing the fastest toy car made from recycled materials can be just as thrilling! Makerspaces can be found in schools, libraries, community centers, and homes all around the country. These are places where both children and adults can work with materials and use the engineer design process to come up with new ideas. Here, imagination, art, and logic combine to produce lasting lessons in science, math, and physics. In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers learn how to think proactively when faced with a challenge and discover the trial-and-error processes that lead to new discoveries. They find out about the motivation behind some of the world’s most amazing inventions. Through STEAM projects ranging from designing a bridge to creating board games and musical instruments, children discover how to be an engineer.
Download or read book The Big Book of Makerspace Projects Inspiring Makers to Experiment Create and Learn written by Colleen Graves and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels! This easy-to-follow guide features dozens of DIY, low-cost projects that will arm you with the skills necessary to dream up and build your own creations. The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn offers practical tips for beginners and open-ended challenges for advanced makers. Each project features non-technical, step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations to ensure success and expand your imagination. You will learn recyclables hacks, smartphone tweaks, paper circuits, e-textiles, musical instruments, coding and programming, 3-D printing, and much, much more! Discover how to create: • Brushbot warriors, scribble machines, and balloon hovercrafts • Smartphone illusions, holograms, and projections • Paper circuits, origami, greeting cards, and pop-ups • Dodgeball, mazes, and other interesting Scratch games • Organs, guitars, and percussion instruments • Sewed LED bracelets, art cuffs, and Arduino stuffie • Makey Makey and littleBits gadgets • Programs for plug-and-play and Bluetooth-enabled robots • 3D design and printing projects and enhancements
Download or read book Hands On Math Projects With Real Life Applications written by Judith A Muschla and published by Wiley + ORM. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this hands-on math guide features sixty engaging projects for students in grades six to twelve learn math concepts and skills. This book is filled with classroom-tested projects that help students build skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. They also support a positive group environment by emphasize cooperative learning, group sharing, verbalizing ideas, and research skills, as well as writing clearly in mathematics and across other subject areas. Each of the projects follows the same proven format and includes instructions for the teacher, a Student Guide, and one or more reproducible datasheets and worksheets. They all include the elements needed for a successful individual or group learning experience. This second edition includes new projects and information about technology-based and e-learning strategies. Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications includes a special Skills Index that identifies the skills emphasized in each project. This book will save you time and help you instill in your students a genuine appreciation for the world of mathematics.
Download or read book Amazing Makerspace DIY Basic Machines written by Kristina Holzweiss and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to complete DIY projects dealing with basic machines and robots, including some of history's most incredible inventions and scientific discoveries.
Download or read book Hands On Math Projects with Real Life Applications Grades 3 5 written by Judith A. Muschla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each easy-to-implement project includes background information for the teacher, project goals, math skills needed, a student guide with tips and strategies, and reproducible worksheets. Projects are designed to help students meet the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points, and chapters are organized to show how math relates to language, arts, science, etc.--demonstrating the importance of math in all areas of real life. In Part I, Chapter 1 offers an overview of how to incorporate math projects in the classroom. Chapter 2 provides a variety of classroom management suggestions, as well as teaching tips, and Chapter 3 offers ways teachers may evaluate project work. Each chapter also contains several reproducibles that are designed to help students master the procedural skills necessary for effective collaboration while working on projects. Part II, "The Projects," is divided into six separate sections: Section 1. Math and Science Section 2. Math and Social Studies Section 3. Math and Language Section 4. Math and Art and Music Section 5. Math and Fun and Recreation Section 6. Math and Life Skills
Download or read book Hands On Math Projects with Real Life Applications written by Gary Robert Muschla and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1996-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 60 hands on investigations to help students apply math concepts and skills to everyday problems found across the curriculum, in sports, and in daily life. These tested projects stress cooperative learning, group sharing, and writing, and build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, and computation. Each project follows the same proven format, including instructions for the teacher, a Student Guide, and one or more reproducible datasheets and worksheets. To help find appropriate projects quickly, a special Skills Index identifies the skills emphasized in each project, and all materials are organized into 6 major sections: Math & Science Math & Social Math & Language Math & Art & Music Math & Sports & Recreation Math & Life Skills
Download or read book 10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Art written by Adam Furgang and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makerspaces are public spaces located in schools, public libraries, and other community locations where people can meet up, share creative interests, tinker with new technologies, and learn as they go. The specialized resources in many makerspaces are perfectly suited for artists and other creative people. This easy-to-follow guide explores ten compelling art projects students can work on with friends at local makerspaces. 3D printers, graphic computer programs, creative mobile apps, traditional arts and crafts supplies, and even LEGOs are just some of the tools used in the projects described in this dynamic book.
Download or read book Boost Your STEAM Program with Great Literature and Activities written by Liz Knowles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've created a STEAM program in your library, but how do you work literacy into the curriculum? With this collection of resource recommendations, direction for program development, and activities, you'll have students reading proficiently in no time. Many schools and libraries are implementing STEAM programs in the school library makerspace to promote problem solving by allowing students to create their own solutions to a problem through trial and error. In order to enhance literacy development in the STEAM program, however, they need resources for integrating literature into the curriculum. In this collection of resources for doing just that, veteran education professionals and practiced coauthors Liz Knowles and Martha Smith bring readers over eight hundred recommended and annotated books and web resources, selected based on research on successfully integrating STEAM and literacy programs and organized by the five STEAM areas. Titles are complemented by discussion questions and problem-solving activities that will aid educators in both adding and using the best literature to their STEAM programs for encouraging learning. In addition to promoting literacy, these resources will help to develop creativity, lateral thinking skills, and confidence in students.
Download or read book Challenge Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace written by Colleen Graves and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable how-to text that details the workshop model, addresses the design challenges, and explains the best avenues for curriculum-based learning in the school library makerspace. A successful school makerspace needs an enthusiastic maker community, school-wide participation, and staff support. How do you build this type of learning at your school? The innovative team behind Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace addresses common questions and concerns and describes step-by-step how to introduce challenge-based learning into the school library makerspace. Intended for librarians and school staff who have already started thinking in terms of makerspaces but need further help sustaining programming and want to know more about Makerspace 2.0, this helpful guide details the workshop model, various real-world design challenges, and the process for implementing curriculum-based learning in the school library makerspace. Readers will be empowered to go beyond the initial implementation of a makerspace and to draw from an arsenal of proven methodologies for designing challenges for student learning. Additionally, the book enables the addition of curriculum connections to library programming, shows how to connect your students to local experts and the global maker community, and eases you into more productive collaboration with other librarians.
Download or read book 63 Ready to Use Maker Projects written by Ellyssa Kroski and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new compilation from editor and maker Kroski spotlights a multitude of creative projects that you can tailor for your own library. Librarians and makers from across the country present projects as fun as an upcycled fashion show, as practical as Bluetooth speakers, and as mischievous as a catapult. Included are projects for artists, sewers, videographers, coders, and engineers. The handy reference format will help you quickly identify the estimated costs, materials, and equipment; and because several projects don’t even require a dedicated makerspace, every library can join in. Inside you’ll find how-to guidance for projects like a foam rocket launcher;stop-motion animation with 3D print characters;found-object robots;glowing ghost marionettes;Arduino eTextiles;magnetic slime;yarn painting;fidget flannels;an LED brooch; andcardboard sculpture. With takeaways like origami tea lights or a t-shirt tote bag, your patrons will be sure to remember how much fun your library can be.
Download or read book Amazing Makerspace DIY Movers written by Kristina Holzweiss and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to complete DIY projects dealing with movement, including how different types of energy work and which forces affect moving objects.
