Science

Re-Mix, Brand A-peal: Custom Vinyl Logos Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Logos are symbols that visually represent an idea, organization, or individual. Over the course of three remote learning classes (hours), students will design and apply a vinyl decal onto a…

November 2, 2020
2D design software, Vinyl Cutter, Heat Press, Computer, Vinyl Printer/Cutter, Intro to Fab Lab, energy, 2D vector graphics, environmental science, 5E Model of Instruction, 5E, Wearable, Climate Change, Middle School, Remote learning, Google Drawing
Customizing 3D Printed Fingertips

This lesson will take body systems interactions to the next level! To start students create a model of their skeletal, muscular and skin systems working together using common craft supplies…

October 29, 2020
3D printer, Tape, Scissors, Drinking straw, Kid-Friendly Craft Supplies, paper, 3D printing, imagination, prosthetic, Middle School
Brazuka – Hand Spin Top

Inspired by a popular wooden toy, we created a lab maker remix of an ancestral artifact for 3D printing. A modern version of a hand spin top to bring this…

October 15, 2020
3D printer, TinkerCAD, Museum/Science Center, 3D printing, toys, motion, Digital Fabrication Sandbox Lesson, Creativity, Community