Please join the SCOPES-DF community in supporting teachers and students during this time away from 3D printers, laser cutters, and other beloved digital fabrication tools.
If you have a lesson that can address standards, incorporate Fab I Can Statements, and be done without complete tool access, please share it today. Fully analog lessons that can teach digital fabrication processes with common items found at home are also welcome.
Be sure to write in the topic field “Unplugged,” so we can feature the lesson in this collection. You can also “Remix” a lesson from another contributor if you have an idea to make it analog. Thanks for helping make this time away from our makerspaces more educational and fun.
Create an Obama Poster
Students will engage with concepts of leadership and service and reflect on MLK and Obama’s legacy in a variety of different ways before creating their own ‘Obama Hope’ poster.
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…
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…
Mini T-Shirt Cannon
Engineer a mini T-shirt cannon out of a toilet paper roll and rubber bands to shoot marshmallows at a target or into a crowd! Safety note: This activity requires…
Cardboard Backboard
Learn how to make a cardboard backboard out of household materials. Once assembled, complete the attached statistics worksheet and see how many shots you can make. Apply digital fabrication skills…
Unplugged: Make and Animate- The Thaumatrope
Makers create Thaumatropes with low tech methods and materials. Suitable for fab lab projects from home.
Unplugged: Projecting Geometry for Precision Cutting and Assembly
In this lesson you’ll learn how to make complex and precise geometric assemblies – like the skateboard halfpipe seen here – without the need for a laser cutter. Inherent to…
Unplugged: Design a Biomechanical Cyborg
This activity is a perfect blend of science and creativity as students work with their partner(s) to create their version of a cyborg appendage (or device). This part must mimic the workings…
Unplugged: Cardboard Container
Students are introduced to the Engineering Design Process by creating a cardboard container to hold the contents of their pocket. In this rapid prototyping activity, each step of the EDP…
Unplugged: Makers Making Good- Stopping the Spread
Designed for distance learning, home schooling, and maker machine independent learning. Using household materials, students prototype devices to help stop the spread of infectious diseases.
Coding 3D Models Using Tinkercad Codeblocks
Inspired by contemporary South African baskets and hats, this activity explores craft through computation, 3D modeling and 3D printing. Students will use object-oriented computer programming, meaning they will place a…
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Learning the IPO principle through a house automation model
This lesson is based on Studio 5’s “Eco House” model. Available at: https://www.scopesdf.org/scopesdf_lesson/eco-house/ Students learn about the IPO principle and how some new electronic components work. Using this knowledge,…
February 16, 2025
SEQUENCE using Scratch
Sequencing In the early years students must develop sequencing skills. These skills help young learners to logically structure language and writing. It’s essential to effective oral and written communication. …
February 16, 2025
Light it Up
Design Challenge: Design and build a lamp/light with non-addressable LEDs and an on/off switch. Constraints: Design and laser cut the body of the lamp Use a non-addressable LED light strip,…
February 12, 2025
Station learning electronics
In station learning, learners can experimentally explore the essential fundamentals of electronics using a self-learning process. You will learn about diodes, light-emitting diodes, capacitors and transistors. The circuits are simulated…
February 9, 2025
Talking Trash Bin: Interactive Electronics and Programming Project
In this lesson, students will embark on a self-directed learning journey to design and implement a technical project focused on environmental conservation and sustainable resource use. The project aims to…
February 9, 2025
FCH – Taking care of myself
This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators by providing inspiration, skills, and networks to make a meaningful impact in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
January 31, 2025
FCH – Electronic circuits with conductive dough
This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators through inspiration, skills and networks to make an impact in the field of STEAM through education,…
January 30, 2025
Digital Fabrication and Programming
Students create a design that has a repeating element using TurtleStitch, PEmbroider, Tinkercad Codeblocks, then embroider or print it
January 29, 2025
UV Resin Lens Challenge
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the basics of microscopy, the concept of magnification, and learn and apply the lens and magnification equations. Students will engage in hands-on…
January 28, 2025
FCH – Quiz Board
This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators by providing inspiration, skills, and networks to make a meaningful impact in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
January 24, 2025
FCH – FUN GEOMETRY (Building Geodesic Domes)
This activity is part of the FabConnectHer project, dedicated to empowering future female innovators through inspiration, skills and networks to make an impact in the field of STEAM through education,…
January 24, 2025
Desk Calender
This series of lessons will take you thhrough how to make a Desk Calender using the Brother ScanNcut.
January 13, 2025
Lantern
This series of lessons will take you through step by step how to make a Tea Light Lantern using the Brother ScanNCut.
January 13, 2025
Shadow Theatre
Lessons with 5 graders about shadow theatre. Learners listen short Fairy-tale “The Foolish Man” by famous Armenian writter Hovhannes Tumanyan, Draw an illustrative picture of the Fairy-tale, they can draw…
January 11, 2025STANDARDS-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.