by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Just for Fun, MakerEd
This year’s Art Show theme was Art Goes To The Movies. As usual, Little Dog came dressed up for the main event. This year, he came as BB-8 from the new Star Wars movie. I had a ton of fun making his costume out of papier mache. He was a HUGE hit, and had his...
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 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...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 14, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Math, STEM
Welcome to the new school year! STEM lab starts up next week, and in the meantime I am test-driving some new lessons. I recently found a handful of math art activities, and since I’m always looking for ways to tie the arts in and make STEAM, they seemed...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 7, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
It’s time for some STEAM again! This time we’re combining crystals and painting. This was a fun (but messy) project, with some pretty awesome results. You will need: Water Epsom Salts Table Salt Food Coloring Small bowls or cups for mixing Paint brushes...
