Age of Learner: Ages 10-13 (middle school)
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Ancestral Tech and Making
How do we recognize, celebrate, and sustain indigenous and ancestral ways of making? Crystal Barajas Barr, an Art and STE(A)M Teacher at Urban Promise Academy Middle School in Oakland, shares […]
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Maker Project Rubric
This rubric is a simple way to assess the progress and growth of a student maker.
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Looking at Student Work: Suggested Practices
These suggested practices for looking at Maker-Centered Learning integrate a collaborative documentation practice.
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STEAM at Drew Charter
Learn about how Drew Charter School leverages mobile makerspaces to integrate STEAM into core classes and access supply lists to create your own STEAM cart!
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How to incubate creativity in schools through making and discovery
Get a glimpse of how one elementary and middle school integrates making into its culture and curriculum in this article giving voice to students and teachers.
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Middle school maker journey
In this article, middle school teacher Kevin Jarrett reviews the manifesto, mantra, and materials necessary to make a middle school maker program from scratch.
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The Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio Projects
This online database of project ideas and instructional guides from the Tinkering Studio, part of the interactive Exploratorium museum, can provide inspiration for developing your own activities in your kitchen, […]
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NYSCI Design Make Play: A Blueprint: Maker Programs for Youth
If you are interested in starting a Maker program in your community, here is a resource guide to put you on a path that can turn that idea into a […]
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How Libraries can turn stories into Maker Projects
In this article, read about how maker program coordinator, Nora Peters, saw an opportunity to better connect the activities of the maker space with the library’s mission to promote literacy […]
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Curriculum
Explore this inquiry-based curriculum from the Monterey Bay Aquarium that will engage your students with hands-on learning and supports Next Generation Science Standards through classroom or field experiences