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.

Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 11: Time Warner Cable, “Connect a Million Minds”

In April, 2009, Time Warner Cable, amid mounting concerns about flagging US competency in core technical areas, announced that it would be giving away $100 million to educational programs working in core science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines—the so-called STEM fields. Their Connect a Million Minds initiative, which is scheduled to run until 2013, has already collected almost 400,000 of its stated million-pledge goal.

Continue Reading August 11th, 2011 Sean Michael Ragan4

1st hackerSPACE Workshop Coming in November

Kris Kimmel of Kentucky Space is organizing the first hackerSPACE Workshop, which provides an opportunity for makers learn about building spacecraft from space professionals and engineers. The focus of the workshop is on the CubeSat satellite platform. The workshop is November 11-12 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Continue Reading August 10th, 2011 Dale Dougherty

Video About Young Makers Program

This piece, produced for us by Micro-Documentaries, features our Make: Education Director, Michelle “Binka” Hlubinka, and introduces us to a class of Young Makers at Lighthouse Community Charter School.

Continue Reading August 9th, 2011 Gareth Branwyn2

The Batman Equation

Reportedly, the equation above plots as the figure below, which is…familiar from somewhere. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Continue Reading August 2nd, 2011 Sean Michael Ragan64

In the Maker Shed: Erector 15 Model Set

The Erector 15 Model Set from the Maker Shed is just begging to be modified. It features 252 pieces, Cable Command movement and instructions to build 15 different models. Just add a couple of servos and an Arduino to bring this building set to life!

Continue Reading July 21st, 2011 Maker Shed

New in the Maker Shed: MudWatt Microbial Fuel Cell Kit

Explore the power of microbes with the MudWatt™ Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Kit from the Maker Shed. Simply fill this kit with soil from your backyard (or someone else’s backyard), along with any biological matter you find in your refrigerator. Within days the attached LED light will start to blink using only the power produced by the electricity-generating microbes in your soil!

Continue Reading July 18th, 2011 Maker Shed

Intern, Get Me a Campari!

Editor’s Note: With summer in full swing, here at Make: Labs, our amazing engineering intern army just doubled in size from four to eight. Saul’s column from MAKE Volume 12 (November 2007) came to mind with its timeless pearls of wisdom. Enjoy! Why Summer Internships Are More Important Than Ever Before With the loss of […]

Continue Reading July 14th, 2011 Goli Mohammadi2

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