by Meredith Martin | Oct 6, 2015 | 3D Printing, Just for Fun, MakerEd
For once, I had a lazy weekend at home (that so rarely happens!), and decided to putter with the 3D printers again. One of our Phys Ed teachers has a student teacher and was bemoaning the fact that the fellow did not have a whistle. Never fear, 3D printing to the...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 6, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Yesterday was a fun day in the lab. We truly stuck to our motto of ‘If you’re not making a mess, you’re not doing it right!’ One of the messier labs of the day was making a candy corn volcano with one of my self contained classes. Over the...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 5, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I always tell my students that fail is not a bad word. Instead of getting upset and giving up when we fail, we need to learn from our mistakes and keep trying. This weekend was a perfect example of failure in action. I wanted to try making cell shrinky dinks with my...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 30, 2015 | General Update, MakerEd, Math, STEM
The STEM Lab is finally open for business this year, and we’ve been having a wonderful time with our activities. Because the first part of class is taken up with my intro to the STEM Lab, I needed short, engaging activities for the second part. Below are are...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 29, 2015 | MakerEd, professional development, STEM
This past weekend was the most energizing and fun I have had in ages. The Mobile Makerspace had a table at the World Maker Faire in Queens, and it was a blast. I had been to National Maker Faire in DC early in the summer, but the World Faire totally blew it away....
by Meredith Martin | Sep 15, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Math, STEM
Looking for a fun and easy math art activity to start the year? This 3D symmetry project may be just what you need. Materials: Colored paper cut into 3 inch squares (I used colored copy paper) 12×12 construction paper Glue stick First, divide your construction...
