Abigail McCune

Abigail McCune is an Education Consultant for the Fab Foundation. Abigail’s work encompasses managing and supporting the FF educational outreach project SCOPES-DF and the associated website, content development, engagement and outreach, and strategic program planning. She is also a STEM Instructor for the educational Fab Lab in the Carnegie Science Center located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Lesson Plans

Fab-in-a-Box Automata
This lesson introduces learners to the fascinating world of automata kinetic sculptures powered by simple mechanical systems Through hands on…
May 5, 2025
3D Printer, Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter, Classroom Materials
Fab-in-a-Box Balsa Glider
Learners will design and fabricate a glider Test its flight then optimize their design by adjusting the shape of its…
December 3, 2024
Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Dice
Design your own 3D printable dice Use CAD (computer aided design) software to build out an idea in three dimensions…
December 3, 2024
3D Printer, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Spinning Tops
Give engineering a spin experiment with physics while designing and fabricating a custom spinning top Get hands on with energy…
December 3, 2024
3D Printer, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Botanical Press
Combine art and science customize and fabricate a botanical press that can be used over and over again to preserve…
December 3, 2024
Laser Cutter, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Stamps
Students will embark on a creative journey to design a personal logo that reflects their (or a brand s) unique…
December 3, 2024
Laser Cutter, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Invention Kits
Create your very own invention kit Design and laser cut a set of two dimensional shapes that can slot together…
December 2, 2024
Laser Cutter, Computers
Fab-in-a-Box Pop-Up Cards
Explore math form and function while engineering pop up paper art Use a vinyl cutter to make two dimensional artwork…
December 2, 2024
Vinyl Cutter, Computers, Classroom Materials
Fab-in-a-Box Stickers
Design and fabricate your very own custom stickers Use digital CAD software to bring your ideas to life before cutting…
December 2, 2024
Vinyl Cutter, Computers
143 Binary Beads – Valentine’s Day
In this lesson students will learn a very basic form of computer coding We will discuss binary code and the…
February 26, 2024
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3D Printed Mister Rogers Neighborhood Trolley
In this lesson students will design a 3D model of Mister Rogers Neighborhood Trolley We will be looking at how…
May 18, 2022
3D printer, 3D Design Software, computer, 3D printing, Humanities, Community, Social Studies
143 Pittsburgh’s Day of Kindness Vinyl Stickers
This lesson is a guided introduction to Mr Rogers Day of Kindness Students will create a vinyl sticker for their…
February 22, 2022
2D design software, Vinyl Cutter, computer, Corel Draw, 2D vector graphics, Arts, Humanities, Vinyl Printer/Cutter, Creativity, Community, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
Mister Rogers Sweater Keychain
In this lesson students will design sweater keychains in honor of Mister Rogers We will be looking at how his…
January 25, 2022
2D design software, Laser cutter, Computer, Early Childhood, Arts, laser cut, Creativity, Community, Storytelling, Social Studies
How to Hold a Dead Star in Your Hand
This lesson has been adapted from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics lesson In this lesson students will learn about…
November 3, 2021
3D printer, 3D Design Software, computer, Museum/Science Center, 3D printing, 3D modeling, Space, NASA

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