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

Check out this great list of ideas to fill your makerspace! #makerspace #stem #steam

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.

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 I'm going to explore a variety of design challenges that I use in my classroom. I designed each of these projects to prompt students to explore the engineering design process, learn basic scientific concepts, such as forces and loads on structures, learn executive functioning and soft skills, and develop presentation…

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!

In my post for Demco Ideas, I detail five different makerspace project ideas for ALA's Teen Tech Week. This year's theme is Be the Source of Change.

In this new middle school STEAM lesson, we are focusing on the connections between science and art through using a hologram. Learn how to make your own!

Thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter, I first really started taking notice of Makerspaces last spring. Intrigued, I spent some time over the summer researching what a Makerspace was, what it would achieve in a middle school setting, and what would be the best, yet most cost effective materials to begin such a space. Lucky for me, I work in a school that supports creativity, instructional technology, and hands-on learning. With the support of my administration and grants from our…

Encourage a love of STEM by creating a maker space at school! These fun and flexible areas can help students develop creative and analytical thinking skills.

The engineering design process is a series of steps used by engineers and designers to come up with products.

After receiving criticism that my space was not a "real makerspace", I decided to draft my own definition & take a look at how research defines makerspaces.

3 Reasons Why Perler Beads are Awesome for Makerspaces | Perler beads are by far one of the most popular items in my makerspace. In this post, I explain why they are an awesome addition to any makerspace, and offer some advice on incorporating them into your space.

Bring these STEM experiments and activities into your classroom this school year with the help of SOLO!

4 Super Easy Budget Friendly Projects for Your Makerspace | Makerspace projects don't have to be crazy expensive. Here's four awesome, budget friendly projects that your students will love.