Studio 5/6 was established by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication in Qatar to provide children and young adults with technology opportunities as part of the country’s Digital Youth Strategy.
3D Print Qatar Stadium
In this 1 hour session, participants will learn 3D modeling using Tinkercad software to design a 3D Stadium, also they will learn about the digital fabrication tools such as 3D printer.
Create your own website
During this session, participants will learn how to use the Google Sites website building platform to create a simple website. They will use some commands to edit and add some…
Minecraft Coding
Minecraft coding is a 5 days online camp, where in each day participants will have one hour class to gain new skills about coding. Participants will be introduced to coding…
Magic Ball Application
In this 5-day series workshop, children will learn how to create a magic ball app from scratch using App Inventor. They will first start by creating the app and on…
Star wars prototyping
This is 5 days online camp, in each day one hour class. participants will be introduced to 3D design through Tinkercad software they will use some new tools and techniques…
Exploring Arduino
This is a 5 days track focus on learning basic circuits theory and fundamentals in addition to Micro-controllers (parts and operation). Also, we will make some advance applications using the…
Build your own game with Scratch
In this 5-day series workshop, children will learn the basics of coding in the programming language “Scratch” in order to create their own game. Every day they will be a…
VR Environment Sessions
In these sessions participants will use Cospaces Software advanced features to build their own virtual environments. During a five days program they will go through advanced and pro features of…
Digital Circuits
This is a 5 days Track focus on learning basic circuits theory and fundamentals in addition to Micro-controllers ( parts and operation ). Also we will make some applications using…
VR Model
In this workshop, A program of 5 days will be given to participants with a one hour a day, they will be presented to VR technologies and how to build…
AI camp
The workshop will teach kids about AI and Machine learning. They will learn how we can train the machine (Laptop in this case) to respond to their input in the…
PopBot and AI
In this workshop students will make a simple simulations of teaching a virtual robot how to do specific task. They will be able to apply they knowledge in AI and…
Training AI expressions
This lesson is derived from MIT personal image classifier and it has been adjusted to be given online. https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/resources/ai/personal-image-classifier In this lesson participant will be introduced to the basics…
Artificial Intelligent
Online workshop directed to kids to introduce them to Artificial Intelligent “AI”, also for them to experience the abilities of the new technology. Besides, knowing the machine learning technique and…
Hack Your Body
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of Augmented reality and characters building . They will use ScratchMIT software to Hack a new character from their own imagination as…
Doha Racing by Scratch
In this session, students will learn how to develop a multiplayer racing game using block programming in Scratch. Scratch is an online platform that allow users to use visual programming to create…
About Studio 5/6
Through after-school and community programming, Studio 5/6 strives to develop creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills for both children and adults. Studio 5/6 is the first fab lab in the Arab world to publish lesson plans and educational content to the SCOPES-DF community platform, and all of their educational content includes the Fab I Can Statements as a framework for learning, which they have also translated into Arabic.
Studio 5/6, in support of this international, open-source community of practice, has posted over 30 lessons to the SCOPES-DF website, and they can all be found here in this collection.
Studio 5/6 Contributors
Eman Al Kuwari
Wasim Ali
Ilaria La Manna
Moath Almomani
Sarah Boussaa
Zaid Abusini
Feras Almestarehih
Learn more about Studio 5/6 from their blog post written by Ilaria LaManna on Dec. 17, 2020.
Decorative Box Lantern
This lesson takes the creative and cultural tradition of lantern making and combines it with a tech-based lesson in digital design and fabrication. Students will use 2D design software to…
December 5, 2023
Theatrical Mask Making
This lesson takes the creative mask making style of a Broadway theater show (think the Lion King) and combines it with a tech-based lesson in digital design and fabrication. Students…
December 5, 2023
Virtual Hispanic Art Gallery
The “Exploring Hispanic Artists from the US” project is designed for middle school students to delve into the world of Hispanic art and culture by researching and creating virtual art…
October 15, 2023
Exploring Innovation and Invention
In this lesson, the students will learn the history of innovations through fun and play. The files for stickers or laser cutting will the attached to this lesson which the…
September 26, 2023
MakeyMakey Inventor Biography Bottle
Students will choose a scientist or inventor from the past or present to research in order to write an informational report. While the students are progressing through the writing…
September 7, 2023
Introduction to 3D Designing with a 3D Pen and Sketchbook
Students will learn the basics of 3D designing and geometry through hands-on activities using a 3D pen and a 3D sketchbook (or folded square papers). They will create simple 3D…
August 14, 2023
A- Frame level for contour Farming
This lesson introduces students to agriculture practices and its benefits. Students will learn about contour farming and vegetable cultivation. When studying contour farming for vegetables, students will gain specific insights…
July 21, 2023
Advancements in Agriculture: Introducing the Smart Scarecrow
This lesson introduces students to the complexities of modern agriculture and highlights the role of technology and innovation in farming practices. The main focus is on the Smart Scarecrow, a…
July 20, 2023
FLA Week 3 – Universal Design and Sustainability
On YouTube, I’ve watched several ways how to make good-sounding drums, and with biomaterials, I’ve tried to make a surface that will boost the sound of the bucket and make…
July 19, 2023
Asking Questions – Developing Inquiry Skills by using Grammar Wheel
In the lesson “Asking Questions – Developing Inquiry Skills,” intermediate-level students learn to formulate different types of questions, identify question words, and effectively gather information. The lesson begins with a…
June 30, 2023
Cooking our own Fab Lab biomaterials
Within the study of plastic, the students will cook different bioplastics with different recipes and proportions of ingredients to study the mechanical properties of the material. With a laser cutter,…
June 30, 2023
FLA Week6: A wavy line that connects
Explore waves in our environment and the characteristics of sinusoidal waves—amplitude, frequency, and wavelength. Students will go through the 4 phases of Engage – Explore – Explanation – Extension…
June 30, 2023
FLA Week2: Vinyl Cut Sticker
Creative possibilities with the vinyl cutter. The process described takes action in an action plan called “Fab Lab Club” where a group of students is building a maker community…
June 29, 2023STANDARDS-ALIGNED
Community contributed lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer formal educators innovative pathways to teaching content knowledge. The Fab I Can Statements are a resource to develop technology-literate learning progressions to align with content standards.
FAB TESTED
Periodically lessons are adapted and tested by the Fab Foundation team based on a call for submissions from fabbers, educators, and makers. Our inaugural set of lessons for the SCOPES-DF project were Fab Tested in 2016 and are tagged Fab Tested on the website.
OPEN-SOURCE VALUES
Lessons are distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, that permits free use and re-purposing by others.