Makerspace middle school

Are you a maker at heart? Do you believe innovation and creativity should be nurtured and encouraged in future generations? Do you want to foster a collaborative space and be integral to the maker movement? You should consider starting a makerspace in your classroom, media center, or homeschool clas

We realize the success of adding a STEAM – Makerspace at our school will be dependent on teachers integrating these activities into their curriculum rather than an extra “recreational” activity. I created a Pearltrees aggregate of possible classroom lessons and activities for each of the products we purchased for our school. #CultofPedagogyPin

Try one of these free engineering design challenges and engineering projects for high school students to use the engineering design process.

Are you looking for fun engineering activities for middle school students? Engineering activities are a great example of STEM activities for middle school students. Make your own hydraulic bridges, make boats out of recycled materials, make mechanical hands, design toothpick bridges, build a classroom aquaponics system, take part in the paper cup challenge, and enjoy many more fun and engaging engineering projects and engineering ideas for middle school students.

If you have middle school aged students, these STEM projects for middle school will be great additions to your collection of STEAM activities for kids.

This Week in the Classroom: Top Ten Middle School #MakerEd Challenges (Plus Two!) | woodshopcowboy

Come learn how to create a STEM Makerspace in your classroom! I have some tips and ideas for how you can have a functional and organized room for your elementary students. You will also learn what kind of activities, challenges, and projects your students can make. These simple hacks will make life easy throughout the year.

I've run an afterschool makers club at my school for the past two years. Here I share tips on creating norms, balancing guided projects & free time, & more.

Looking for makerspace ideas for your classroom, school or community? Try this ultimate guidebook with everything from lessons to funding!

5 Makerspace Projects for Teen Tech Week | In my post for Demco Ideas, I go over five different makerspace project ideas for ALA's Teen Tech Week, with the 2017 theme of Be the Source of Change