Making Young Makers
Michelle Hlubinka introduces the motivations behind the Young Makers Program and a class of Young Makers at Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Artisanal Glass Bending in the Neon Art Shop
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Shawna Peterson of Peterson Neon gave demos on neon designs and tube bending at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Nearly every piece of neon signage in existence still must be made by hand and Miss Peterson is continuing a master-and-apprentice tradition by making these artistic works.
http://www.petersonneon.com/
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5174
A Covert Listening Device: Bug-in-a-Book
David Simpson was contacted by MAKE to create a spying device, so he came up with Bug-In-A-Book, a wireless listening device embedded in a hollowed out book. As Simpson explains at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, a project using scavenged technology has flowered into a product with a kit that diy folks can build and experience for themselves.
http://www.bug-in-a-book.net/home.html
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/4954
Theme Park Crafted with Abandon: Theatre Bizarre
On an incredibly hot Michigan July day, we stopped by the grounds of Theater Bizarre to talk to it’s visionary, John Dunivant. John spoke to us about his inspirations for the carnival / masquerade / party / theme park he created, and gave us a tour of the grounds which formerly hosted this unique event.
Knobby Tired Purple Bike: Bounce For Glory
Peter William Wagner bounces across the fairgrounds at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, delighting everyone whose path he crosses. The big purple eccentric-axeled bike has two inflated all-terrain wheels that can also function as flotation for the aquatic parts of the annual Kinetic Grand Championship in and around Arcada, California, where this “whim-cycle” has appeared for the last six years. Even Peter’s baby granddaughter enjoys the ride.
Solar and Wave Powered Autonomous Submersible: Liquid Robotics Waveglider
Liquid Robotics’ Waveglider is an autonomous submersible that explores the ocean using the power of the sun and waves. As Roger Hine explains at Bay Area Maker Faire 2011, the Waveglider can either traverse the waters on its own, converting the up-and-down motion of the waves into forward propulsion, or can be controlled remotely by a user with a GPS satellite link.
http://liquidr.com/
Microsoft at Maker Faire: Gadgeteer and Kinect Robots
Microsoft shares their Gadgeteer platform and Kinect robots at World Maker Faire New York 2011.