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.
I’m delighted to share with you the stories of three stellar FIRST teams set to compete in the championship in Atlanta next week! I had the opportunity to ask the teams a few questions, check ’em out! FIRST Tech Challenge Team 25: Team Rock N Roll Robots Rock N Roll Robots is a Girl Scout […]
Dale reports that the last Open MAKE event at the Exploratorium was a great success. The above videos show the three featured makers for the month: Walter Kitundu, Ge Wang, and Krys Bobrowski. The Exploratorium’s blog has more: The event got off to a great start as the Young Makers got busy soldering piezo microphones […]
We’re thrilled with the response that we’ve been getting for the Make: Robot Build. The weekly project newsletter has far more subscribers than we expected, and is growing into a little thumbnail course on robot design and construction, the Robot Build area of the MAKE Forums has some nice conversation going on, and we’re starting […]
Know electronics and want to learn programming? Or know programming and want to learn electronics? Learn both side-by-side with BASIC Stamp Activity Kit!
The Boe-Bot Robot is built on a high-quality brushed aluminum chassis that provides a sturdy platform for the continuous rotation servo motors and BASIC Stamp’s USB Board of Education. Many mounting holes and slots may be used to add custom robotic equipment or off-the-shelf add-ons.
The 6-in-1 Educational Solar Robotic Kit is an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Kids use the 21 snap-together parts (no tools required) to build 6 different working models including an airboat, car, windmill, puppy, and 2 different airplanes. Solar building kits teach children the benefits of solar energy, while they create a toy that’s fun to play with and requires no batteries. Educators, science museums, and hobbyists will surely appreciate the durability, educational value, and endless hours of amusement for children and adults too! Ages 10 and up.
So the bragging rights I mentioned in Monday’s post about the newly-discovered single shape that tiles the plane aperiodically go to mathematician and artist Edmund Harriss, aka Gelada, who produced these beautiful renderings of the Socolar-Taylor tile in Blender and uploaded printable 3D models to Thingiverse. There’s more info and images on Harriss’s blog, Maxwell’s Demon. [Thanks, Edmund!]
