Nick Dragotta

Author of these Magazine Articles

Bottle Submarine
Make your very own rubber-band propelled submarine out of an old soda bottle.
In Rainy Day from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 37

Bending Light
Light travels in straight lines, but you can get it to bounce around a bend with a little science.
In Weird Science from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 84

Rolling Paper Plate
Harness the power of the wind.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 164

Robots Within Reach
Extend your grasp.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 19: Robots page 149

Energy Independence
Experimental biogas.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 150

Compressed Air Power

In Howtoons from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 176

It's Easy Being Green
Make a bird feeder with an old plastic bottle.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 09: Crafting Green page 146

Wooden Stilts

In Howtoons from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 190

Sled on a Thread
Howtoons and Play meet with a swooping kite!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 140

Spinning Top Illusions

In Howtoons from MAKE: 14: Optics page 168

Express Yourself!
Making your own style!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 06: Play page 146

Pen Pal
Celine shares ink- and paper-making secrets with Tucker that you, too, can do at home.
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 05: Paper page 146

Wheel of Life
Make a Wheel of Life.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 160

Spring-Loaded Chopsticks
Make these quick and easy spring-loaded chopsticks.
From CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 170

Das Bottle
Make a submarine from an empty plastic bottle.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 154

Field of Pinwheels

In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 144

The Beaufort Scale
Learn to tell the force of the wind — by eyeball.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 160

Rola Bola
Make this balance trainer and go surfing in your imagination.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 156

The Bugeye Lens
Water droplet lens with special bottle-cap twist focus.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 154

HowToons
Toss your own ice cream.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 06: Robots page 170

Bending Light

In Howtoons from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 168

Baster Flute

In Howtoons from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 166

The Happy Hippo

In Howtoons from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween page 170

HowToons
Make a marshmallow shooter.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 172

Motormouth
Make a simple motor in minutes.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere page 172

Photographer for these Magazine Articles

Let's Make a Wobbler

In Howtoons from MAKE: 27: Robots page 156

Illustrator for these Magazine Articles

Color Racer
Make and play this board game based on the primary colors!
In Howtoons from MAKE: 32: Design for Makers page 160

Small Step for Man
Make a gas powered rocket out of a film canister, toilet paper, Alka-Seltzer, and water that demonstrates Newton's third law.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 31: Punk Science page 156

Bottle Submarine
Make your very own rubber-band propelled submarine out of an old soda bottle.
In Rainy Day from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 37

Bending Light
Light travels in straight lines, but you can get it to bounce around a bend with a little science.
In Weird Science from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 84

The Measure of a Man
Make a ruler by using some standard thing you know the dimensions of, like a sheet of letter-sized paper.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 30: Smarter Homes page 156

Bubble Trouble
Bubbles are a great way to fight boredom.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 150

Howtoons

In Howtoons from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 154

I made it. I can fix it.
The motto for the next generation of makers!
In Howtoons from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 154

Sun Time
If you know how many hands it takes to measure from east to west, you can figure out how many hours you have left to play today!
In Howtoons from MAKE: 24: Space page 154

Howtoons: Musée du Dodecahedron
Depicting a subject from multiple viewpoints gives it greater context.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 148

Energy Independence
Experimental biogas.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 150

One-Man March'n Band
Make your own marching band.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 15: Music page 184

Sled on a Thread
Howtoons and Play meet with a swooping kite!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 08: Weaving page 140

Express Yourself!
Making your own style!
In Crafty Howtoons from CRAFT: 06: Play page 146

The Magical Mobius Strip
Celine and Tucker perform with a magical mobius strip.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 13: Magic page 178

Howtoons
How to make a trash bag trenchcoat.
In Howtoons from MAKE: 12: Upload page 154