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November 2020
Drawbot: Maker’s Workshop (In-person)
Bring balanced and unbalanced forces to life with this drawing robot! Students investigate what makes the drawbot move and why it draws such fascinating patterns. They act as engineers by applying science concepts they’ve learned to redesign, test, and fine-tune their drawbots. At the same time, students create unique robotic art to showcase forces at work.
Find out more »Mechanical Claw: Maker’s Workshop (In-person)
Design a claw that can curl, pinch, and grab! Students build a jointed claw to learn about articulation and tension. They also put on their engineering caps to solve design challenges using a limited amount of build materials. From the number of fingers to how much tension there is, no two claws will look or move exactly the same. Along the way, students practice problem-solving, testing, and iterating with the claw. Expect lots of discovery, tinkering . . . and…
Find out more »Robot Crawler: Maker’s Workshop (In-person)
Make a robot that can walk, strut, and even race! Students investigate how the robot crawler moves and explore concepts such as electrical energy, linkages, and friction. They also experiment with locomotion, redesigning the robot crawler to be as fast or as strong as possible. By the end of the project, students will be budding robotics engineers. Register at: Robot Crawler
Find out more »Create your Holiday Gifts with 3D Pens: Maker’s Workshop (In-person)
In this workshop, students will learn how to use a 3D pen to create 3D graphics and shapes. Participants will use, with supervision and safety training, our 3D printing pens tools to make many personalized holiday gifts for their family and friends. Each participant will have a 3D pen supplied for use during this workshop and will have access to many different colors of filament materials and electronic components to make their unique creations. At the end of the day,…
Find out more »Make Your Personalized Electronic Gadgets: Maker’s Workshop (In-person)
This workshop is designed to introduce makers to the amazing world of making and tinkering. The young engineers will build differents electronics projects such as a personalized LED lantern and a buzzer game and learn the history and science behind it. At the end of the workshop, the makers will take home their electronic projects. It's never too early to get started with STEM. In fact, STEM makes learning fun (and not feel like learning at all) while teaching crucial…
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