Topic: Fiber Arts
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Learning in the Making: Sewing
Practice sewing skills by making a stuffed animal while following along with this activity video and project guide.
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Ethnomath: Geometric Rotations
In this lesson plan, learners will learn about rotations, identify them in Ugandan and African baskets, and practice drawing a transformed figure.
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Tla’amin Basket Weaving: Coding and Indigenous Teaching
This teacher blog post details a rich hands-on activity that integrates coding and indigenous basket weaving, replete with links to additional resources and contexts.
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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, garage, classroom, and community.
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MENTOR Makerspace Project: High School Makerspace Tools and Materials
This guide includes handy lists of equipment, tools, and materials – organized by kind of space and medium of making – for kickstarting making in high school.