How-To: Cross-Stitch
Brush up your stitching know-how—or pick up some new brand new skills—with this helpful basic cross-stitch tutorial!
Year: 2013
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Most Useless Machine
Laurens Valk built this quick & dirty “most useless machine” with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 set. It consists of a touch sensor acting as a switch and a servo motor resetting the switch every time it’s pulled. It’s a machine with no purpose other than to shut itself off!
Singer VIVO Create and Repair Sewing Machine
I have several full-sized sewing machines that I use for project design and writing tutorials, but they aren’t always ideal for small, quick projects or for teaching and travel, so I’m definitely intrigued by the new VIVO Create and Repair Machine from Singer.
Arduino in Math Class
Precalculus is a class that has many opportunities for creative teaching. Since we are a smaller school, there isn’t enough interest in computer science to justify a full class so I try to embed some of these skills into my math classes to help students become ready for the computer heavy careers that may await them.
One way I’ve found to do this is through Arduino. My students had heard of Arduino because we had a few students working on Arduino projects last year, but had never worked with them. They were excited at the opportunity to “play” in math.
Kickstarter for Documentaries on Makers in Africa
Diane Hendrix, Founder and Director of Young World Inventors, wrote in to let us know she’s raising funds to do another series of mini-documentaries on young makers who solve interesting problems with limited resources.
How-To: Kaiju Sushi
Tumblr user crdsarahpalmer thought that some of the monsters featured in Pacific Rim would make some tasty sushi, so she conjured up this exotic-looking Kaiju Sushi recipe from Jell-O and rice pudding.
Young Makers Define Classroom Learning
Young makers define classroom learning through their curiosity and zeal for active learning.
