Mathematics

Fire Pistons

A fire piston is a primitive method of starting a fire. It consits of a hollow tube plugged at one end and a plunger rod. It uses the principles of…

May 17, 2019
Molding and Casting, Drill Press, Hand Tools, Intro to Fab Lab, World Culture, casting, energy, physics, Epoxy, Resin, Ideal Gas Law
Ball and Triangle Game

This is a Traditional native Game played by North East Woodland Indigenous People. The Game was originally made withe birch bark, sinew and a carved wood ball. We are changing…

May 17, 2019
2D design software, Laser cutter, Wood Lathe, Museum/Science Center, Intro to Fab Lab, World Culture, Games, ethnicity, toys, 2D vector design software, Cultural Competence, Indigenous Epistemologies
tarukantohku: Digital Design Rooted in Storytelling Tradition

The purpose of this lesson is to promote collaboration between educational and cultural programming, specifically for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. The Tunica-Biloxi are a federally recognized tribe with population…

April 5, 2019
CAD, 3D printer, 2D design software, 3D Design Software, parametric design software, World Culture, 3D printing, imagination, inkscape, ethnicity, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Indigenous Epistemologies