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Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature

May 1, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature

Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and the next two weeks are about structural engineering—buildings constructed by animals (May 6) and humans (May 13)!

Join us in Learning in the Making: LIVE! This will be a two part series with special guest educators from the Lawrence Hall of Science! Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: design challenge, design thinking

Learning in the Making: Design

March 30, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Design

Suggested supplies:

– Planning supplies: paper, pencil, markers, crayons
– Base material: cardboard, construction paper, felt, fabric
– Structural support: Chenille stems (pipe cleaners), craft sticks, straws, twist-ties, paper clips
– Connecting materials: tape, yarn, hot glue gun, glue sticks
– Decorating materials: pom poms, ribbon, yarn, markers

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: design challenge, design thinking, livestream, Project Ideas

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