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IoT Health
Engineering, Multi-Cultural Learning, Science, Technology, medical device, Electronics, Arduino,
January 28, 2020
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Heat/Light Activated Switch
Engineering, Technology, 3D printing, 3D modeling, soldering, schematic drawings, electricity, CNC Milling, Ohm's Law, Electronics, CNC, Electronics Production, Electronics Design, Vinyl Printer/Cutter, KiCad, Transistors,
December 15, 2019
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Programmable LED Display
Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Intro to Fab Lab, shopbot, soldering, inkscape, 2D vector graphics, programming, light, 2D vector design software, Electronics, CNC,
November 17, 2019

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Tessellated Pancakes with PancakeBot
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Tessellated Pancakes with PancakeBot

This lesson will take the student on a journey through the tessellated world of M.C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis Escher), a Dutch artist born in 1898 that pushed the boundaries of art, math & architecture. Students will be introduced to M.C. Escher’s life, some of his famous works, learn about the…
computer, PancakeBot, 3D Food Printing, Geometric Tiling, Symmetry
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Making a Mardi Gras-Inspired Patch Using Algorithmic Design
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Making a Mardi Gras-Inspired Patch Using Algorithmic Design

What is an algorithm? How can algorithms be used to create cultural designs and 3D models? This lesson explores these questions by using visual programming to help students explore computational thinking or CT. Efforts to increase computational thinking in STEM is increasing in popularity. This lesson covers two areas in…
3D printer, 3D Design Software, computer, Programming, 3D printing, 3D modeling, programming, computational thinking, Wearable, Arts, Culture, Algorithmic Thinking, Algorithmic Design
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FANTASTIC CREATURES OF DIGITOYS
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FANTASTIC CREATURES OF DIGITOYS

In this workshop the children design the creatures of their fantasies through a digital plasticine and then be fabricated with the help of machines to make toys: 3D printers.
CAD, 3D printer, 3D Design Software, Intro to Fab Lab, International, 3D printing, 3D modeling, toys, schematic drawings, sculpture, geometry, mask, Arts
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Alejibres with DF
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Alejibres with DF

Alebrijes are imaginative and colorful Mexican art sculptures that have transformed into mythical creatures of the culture that act as spirit guides. This lesson begins with students watching the Disney movie, Coco and continues to an art and history lesson before students use their imaginations to design their own Alebrije…
2D design software, laser cutter, Laser cutter, Vinyl Cutter, Fab Tested, Early Childhood, Museum/Science Center, Intro to Fab Lab, International, World Culture, laser cutting, imagination, legends, sculpture
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Melvin LaPrade
Carter G. Woodson's Culturally Responsive Pedagogy meets Seymour Papert's Constructionism
Sonya Pryor-Jones
Otherness, Film, and Digital Fabrication
Brian Purvis
Revisiting the Future via STEM Week
Feowyn MacKinnon
(Re)Mix the Kicks!

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pancakebot
Miguel Valenzuela is a California Registered Civil Engineer, maker, and the inventor of PancakeBot.  Miguel currently runs the PancakeBot Innovation Center and Makerspace in Vestfossen Norway, a space dedicated to art and cultural centric innovation with a tasty twist. Miguel’s…
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Lab Incharge
Supriya Kadam
Namaste, I am Supriya Kadam.I am electronics engineer and done Fab academy in 2016.I am working in Vigyan Ashram from . Here I am managing Do It Yourself lab (Maker space) and working for new technology development. Vigyan Ashram focuses…
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K-12 teacher
Brandon Prentice
Brandon Prentice is a fabrication teacher and instructional coach for the Trinity-Area School District, located in southwestern Pennsylvania.  He is a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania, earning his BS and MEd in Technology Education. A major part of his…
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Carter G. Woodson's Culturally Responsive Pedagogy meets Seymour Papert's Constructionism
Melvin LaPrade
Otherness, Film, and Digital Fabrication
Sonya Pryor-Jones
Revisiting the Future via STEM Week
Brian Purvis
(Re)Mix the Kicks!
Feowyn MacKinnon

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