SCOPES Digital Fabrication – K-12 Digital Fabrication for STEM

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Adapt A Bird
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Adapt A Bird

Students will use their problem solving skills and a vinyl cutter to help combat a neighborhood problem. Over the course of four class periods (3 hours in total) students will use their problem solving skills and a vinyl cutter to create a bird sticker to place on their window to stop…
Computer, Vinyl Printer/Cutter, imagination, biology, Middle School, Remote learning
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IoT Health
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IoT Health

In this session, students will go through the engineering design process to design and build a heartbeat monitoring system using Arduino IDE and IoT At the end of the lesson students will use an application on their smartphones called Blynk, to receive the heart beats data from their IoT health…
electronics, Arduino, computer, medical device, Electronics, Arduino
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Wakandan Bling
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Wakandan Bling

This lesson is inspired by different designers’ approaches for the Black Panther film. For example, LA-based designer Douriean Fletcher curated a special set of jewelry such as beaded bracelets, necklaces and a pair of earrings. Designer Ruth Carter embedded African symbols in the actors’ costumes and Hannah Beachler used remnants…
3D printer, laser cutter, Special Collection, Fab Tested, laser cutting, 3D printing
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3D Printed Grabbers
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3D Printed Grabbers

This lesson will teach STEM and design concepts. It is adapted from an 8-module curriculum centering around the use of 3D printed prosthetics and other assistive devices. This curriculum is aimed at grades 7-10 and provides teachers with a mechanism for creating highly engaging and meaningful learning experiences for students…
CAD, 3D printer, 3D scanner, Fab Tested, 3D printing, medical device, prosthetic
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GeoConstructix
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GeoConstructix

The primary focus of this lesson is on the inter-relationship between geometry and fabrication. GeoConstructix adapts digital fabrication concepts by focusing on the inter-relationship between geometry and Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques. The lesson’s scaffolding structure allows students to work with a series of successive methods-based exercises that rely…
CAD, Laser cutter, Special Collection, Fab Tested, build challenge, sculpture, geometry
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Alethea Campbell
A Letter to the Community
Liz Whitewolf
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with your Classroom
Liz Whitewolf
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Desmond Hearne Morrey
One Hundred Lessons in 100 Days - Part III

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Sarah Wallace
I run the Cleveland Mobile Fab Lab of MC2 STEM High School.   I work with K-8 teachers in the Cleveland Metro School District to expose young learners to the wonders of Digital Fabrication through fun, artistic, STEM projects.    Previously,…
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Nettrice Gaskins
Dr. Nettrice Gaskins has worked for several years in K-12 and post-secondary education, community media and technology before receiving a doctorate in Digital Media from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2014. She has focused on the application of cultural art…
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A Letter to the Community
Alethea Campbell
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with your Classroom
Liz Whitewolf
Culturally Relevant Teaching in AAPI Heritage Month
Liz Whitewolf
One Hundred Lessons in 100 Days - Part III
Desmond Hearne Morrey

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