Topic: Low-Tech Prototyping

  • Learning in the Making: Observation Machines

    Learning in the Making: Observation Machines

    Follow along with this activity video and project guide to make your own observation machine to help you look closely at and explore the complexity of the world around you.

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    Maker Ed
  • Learning in the Making: Paper Box Motion Story

    Learning in the Making: Paper Box Motion Story

    The Paper Box Motion Story is like a tiny, manual movie theatre! It can be used to summarize information, share learned facts, and even create and tell fictional stories. Follow […]

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    Maker Ed
  • Lighthouse Creativity Lab Project Guides

    Lighthouse Creativity Lab Project Guides

    This collection of 10 project guides offers vibrant snapshots of maker-centered learning in a formal K-12 school setting with cross-curricular, hands-on activity ideas.

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    Lighthouse Creativity Lab
  • Girl Scouts: Get making with get moving!

    Girl Scouts: Get making with get moving!

    In this booklet, discover what the Maker Movement is and how it can bring exciting hands-on activities related to energy into the Girl Scouts Get Moving! Journey.

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    Girl Scouts,Maker Ed
  • The Tech Interactive: Activities

    This library of design challenges and science experiments cover topics like physics, chemistry, engineering, the environment and more! They include parent tips and are also available in both English and […]

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    The Tech Interactive
  • The Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio Projects

    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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    The Exploratorium
  • How Libraries can turn stories into Maker Projects

    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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    MindShift
  • Making (in) History: Learning by Reinvention

    In this blog post, learn about how one history teacher uses making to stretch students to think more critically and challenges them to become active designers of historical works.

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    Edutopia