Paper Craft Animation of a Water Cycle
Paper engineer Helen Friel created this remarkable paper craft stop motion animation of a water cycle, which takes place in a pop-up book, with collaborators Chris Turner and Jess Deacon.
Education
Maker Education is such a valuable role. These stories will bring you the latest information and tales of maker educators who area spreading the maker mindset. Help others learn how to make things or how to think like a maker at makerspaces, schools, universities, and local communities. The importance of maker education can not be understated. We appreciate our educators.
Introducing Black Makers Month
Fortunately, I have a supportive family that helped me follow my dreams of becoming an engineer. Unfortunately for a lot of kids, they don’t have the kind of support network and opportunities that got me to where I am today. So last March I decided to do something more to help inspire these kids. First, I gave a TEDx talk on the topic. Then I began to collect profiles of black makers wherever I travelled with the hopes of giving kids heroes and role models. I’ve posted these profiles to a website “Black Makers.”
Adafruit’s Limor Fried Will Hang Out with Obama Thursday on Google+
Adafruit Industries’ Limor Fried has been selected to join President Obama this Thursday for a “fireside hangout” at 1:50pm PST/4:50pm EST. During the live event on Google+ Limor and the President will discuss manufacturing and education. You can play a role, too. Submit your questions to youtube.com/whitehouse and Obama will answer the questions voted to the top.
St. Louis Educators Learn to Solder and Program at a Popup Makerspace
On Saturday, February 9, St. Louis’ Disruption Department hosted a “Popup Makerspace” for teachers at EdcampSTL, a completely free unconference organized by educators. Over seventy teachers came to the temporary space and learned to solder, program a robot, and try their hand at the Ruby programming language.
Weekend Fun: Five Sure-Fire DIY Projects for Kids From WBGH’s Design Squad
This past week I hosted a Google+ hangout on air with members of WGBH Boston’s “design squad nation.” The hangout featured easy-to-build projects ideal for birthday parties or regular weekend fun and included making an air cannon, a two-wheeled balloon car, and an indoor slingshot.
Haystack School of Crafts Summer Deadlines Approach
Haystack is a craft school that teaches blacksmithing, clay, fibers, glass, graphics, metals, and wood; they’ve even got a Fab Lab. The studios wind their way down the side of a huge moss covered rock on Deer Isle in Maine. Their Summer deadline for scholarships and workshops is coming up at the end of the month: […]
DIY Kids Projects: Join MAKE and WGBH for a Special Google+ Hangout on Air
Join me tomorrow at 12:30pnPST and 3:30pmEST for a special Google+ hangout on air with WGBH’s “Design Squad Nation” for a demo of several sure-fire fun DIY experiments for kids.