Teaching Pranks at the Public Library
Pranks and making go together like peanut butter and jelly. A well-conducted prank requires creativity and skill.
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.
Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Custom Proto Shield
There are a lot of different shields out there for Arduino. However, sometimes there arises a need to make your own. Even more plentiful in the world of electronics are integrated circuits that do a lot of nifty things. Some control output, some input, and some are sensors. In this edition of Projects with Ryan Slaugh I show you how to make your own custom proto shield.
Safety in School Makerspaces
As part of our Back-to-School series, we are sharing chapters and excerpts from the Makerspace Playbook: School Edition. Today, Chapter 4, Safety. No matter how you equip your school Makerspace, it’s likely that if you are doing anything interesting with your students or members there are some risks involved. Be sure to emphasize safety to […]
Maker Camp: Direct From our Campers!
Maker Camp finished off its summer session a few weeks ago, and we’re still glowing with energy from the incredible community of campers and makers. As with any summer camp (virtual or otherwise), it’s really the people who make it what it is — so we decided to connect with some of our awesome campers directly.
Now Taking the Mound… a Trebuchet!
In what will surely be hailed as a victory for makers and baseball-loving fans of Medieval siege weaponry everywhere, a 10-foot trebuchet built by Pittsburgh’s MAKESHOP will huck the first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates game Sept. 1 when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
“Cutting Class” can be Educational
With the third year of Project Make underway, I have come to see the laser cutter as the cornerstone tool for a 21st century shop class. It offers speed and versatility far beyond a 3D printer, allowing more students to complete their projects in a given class time. There are a number of free software […]
Building a Transistor-Scale 555
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories and Eric Schlaepfer have developed a kit that builds a working 555 built out of discrete, through-hole transistors.