Join the Makey Makey team live on Tuesday mornings to invent with everyday things you have lying around the house! We will share ideas for using Makey Makey, and also share invention ideas you can do with other items! Come have fun and invent with us! Recording will be available on our blog: makeymakey.com/blog
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed on April 29 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week is sewing by hand. We are focusing on making with what you have around the house. […]
With many schools closed due to COVID-19, we know that parents and educators are looking for online learning resources for students. We’ve compiled a list of helpful resources that students can access to continue their computing education outside the classroom. Live video streaming: Daily streams (Mon through Fri): MakeCode for the micro:bit – 9am PT […]
Join Tinkering School’s founder Gever Tulley and friends for some tinkering wisdom, fun provocations, and lots of laughs as we explore and tinker with common household materials and tools. In this one of a kind live show, when things go wrong, the audience gets to see! Live Shows @ 3pm PST, Fridays Episodes will be recorded […]
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Shapes in Nature, Part 1” on May 6 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE 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 […]
With many schools closed due to COVID-19, we know that parents and educators are looking for online learning resources for students. We’ve compiled a list of helpful resources that students can access to continue their computing education outside the classroom. Live video streaming: Daily streams (Mon through Fri): MakeCode for the micro:bit – 9am PT […]
Yeasts and Sourdough – May 8 Join scientists from Joint BioEnergy Institute and Joint Genome Institute as they take us through the steps and share tips and tricks for baking bread. All you need is curiosity, water, flour and a jar. Afterwards, learn how some scientists have turned their home gardens into laboratories.
Let’s celebrate Scratch Month with Makey-Makey and micro:bit. Join us to mash up your two favorite tools using extensions in Scratch. We will share tips for using both and even share ideas for creating gesture-controlled wearables. Since we are all at home, let’s invent together!
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Shapes in Nature, Part 2” on May 13 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE 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 11)! Join us in […]
Exploring the intersections of critical thinking, creativity, and SEL in storytelling with Dr. Karl Smith (Dr. Sparks). Join professional STEAM storyteller Dr. Karl Smith in this hourlong discussion of how to use the mechanics of collaborative storytelling as a way to foster social and emotional learning, open-ended problem solving, and creativity. You may be asked […]
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Visual Poetry” on May 20 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week’s is Visual Poetry. We are focusing on making with what you have around […]
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
3D Design & Fabrication – May 22 Did you know that our engineers custom build a lot of the equipment used in Berkeley Lab research? Meet some of some of the people behind the big magnets and running experiments on our Advanced Light Source! Stay for a quick introduction to TinkerCAD and learn about the […]
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Letter Writing & Pop-Up Cards” on May 27 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week’s is Letter Writing & Pop-Up Cards. We are focusing on […]
Our first VIRTUAL Scratch educator meetup was a huge success, so we are back with one more before the school year ends! Our next, and best yet, meetup event will be hosted VIRTUALLY via Zoom on Wednesday, May 27th from 4:00-5:30pm Pacific time! Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu) is a programming language that makes it easy for learners […]
What the Stars Tell Us – May 29 What do you think about when you look at the stars at night? If you could ask star a question, what would it be? Berkeley Lab researchers learn from the stars and our galaxy all the time. Hear about the work they are doing and get a […]