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.
Here is some video footage of kids making Bristlebots and Blinkybugs at the recent Open MAKE day at the Exploratorium. Learning Studio: videos from Open MAKE! Mark your calendars: The next Open MAKE program at the Exploratorium will be on February 27, 2010. More: Young Makers at the Exploratorium Open MAKE at the Exploratorium, this […]
As a man with a degree in philosophy, another degree in chemistry, and three engineers in my immediate family, I have to admit this strip from Zach Weiner of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal pretty much hit me right between the eyes. [Thanks, Matt Mets!]
Accidental blindness has never been so funny! You can download a high-res version from the always-entertaining Mike’s Electric Stuff. [via Boing, which is to say Boing]
In these photos, you can see the heat transfer happening through a number of roofs in my neighborhood. In a wintery time like we have now, the snow acts as an indicator of your insulation. If you have a full roof of snow, then you’re well insulated. If you have spots of bare roof surrounded by snow, then inside the house is an area where it’s uninsulated, or poorly insulated. If your roof doesn’t hold the snow at all, then it’s time to look at your attic insulation. Sunny, South facing roofs will naturally clear faster on clear days, due to the input of solar energy.
MAKE subscriber Matt writs in to share this comprehensive electronics tutorial site, Learning Objects for Electronics:
In this series, “Letters from the Fab Academy,” Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. – Gareth Making and programming circuit boards By Shawn Wallace Our assignment this time around was […]
The 18th of February has been designated as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an offshoot of National Engineers Week. A few days ago we asked Dr. AnnMarie Thomas, a professor of engineering at the University of St. Thomas, to share her thoughts on the occasion. If you haven’t read her guest editorial, please do […]
