This semester we’re facilitating the Girls Who Code (GWC) club at Winter Park Library. We’re meeting Wednesday evenings between September 3rd to December 17th. Here is the public notice if interested. Note that the club targets tweens aged ~10-13. After an intro meeting, our club members will be working in Scratch and Javascript (first one,…
Another year, another Maker Day with Winter Park Library. This year we showed kids (and parents) how to assemble their own D&D dice from 3D-printed dice kit cards. The kit cards were FDM printed in PLA in various colors. The D6 was easiest to assemble given both familiarity and the materials and settings we used.…
Over the years, we’ve used Scratch (or similar platforms) for blocking coding events w/ K-12 students. Most of the examples we’ve written have been one-offs or spur-of-the-moment type projects that have been lost over the year. So we wanted to take the time to curate some examples and share our profile(s). Remember, on Scratch you…
We were at Maker Day at Winter Park Library this week. We had a table for kids (and adults) to hot glue recycled cork and popsicle boats / rafts and then test them out in a tub of water. It was nice to see many parents working with their children to design and create their…
We hosted two 1-hour sessions assembling 3D laser-cut wood puzzles at the Winter Park Library this month. We built penguins and turtles in commemoration of Earth Day! These puzzle kits were donated by Robotime. Although these puzzles are technically ages 8 and up, in our experience they are a little too challenging at that age,…
This year we are excited to share a 3D laser cut woodcraft project for teenagers and adults. We will be showing you how to assemble an intricate, retro-mechanical looking desk calendar and clock provided by ROBOTIME. All participants will take their builds home with them. If you enjoy puzzles, especially 3D puzzles, as well as…
We held another laser-cut 3D puzzle build with puzzles from Robotime, this time with 3rd graders at The Parke House Academy. The students built the ROWOOD series sharks, sea turtles and sea horse puzzles. For the first session, the students worked in pairs to build a single puzzle, then they swapped places to build another…
We would like to thank ROBOTIME for their generous donation of 3D wooden puzzles and miniature dollhouses to be used in upcoming activities! ROBOTIME manufactures creative light wood 3D laser-cut puzzles and other products for all ages. They produce various lines of products with different themes: animals, vehicles, timepieces, dollhouses, etc. We have used the…
We had the pleasure of working w/ UCF Camp Connect this summer. Every year UCF hosts various STEM related camps, workshops, and activities for K-12 students. From their website: “Camp Connect is a week-long day camp that introduces students to a variety of engineering disciplines such as Electrical, Computer, Industrial, Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Environmental, Construction,…
Last night we participated in Orlando Science School Elementary‘s “Family Technology Night.” This time we brought along an IR sensing teddy bear. The kids (and parents) really enjoyed seeing how cool/hot they were – and learning about different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. We presented the following exhibits: IR camera connected to Raspberry Pi 3…
