The Story of C.R.E.A.T.E.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

A Game From "Trash"

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An unused pizza box, some bottle caps some scraps of wood and some imagination. (I also asked the student to create the rules for the game.)...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Students Supplying Their Own Pressure

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Supplying the answers accomplishes little. When students are motivated to make something work, they will actually learn. They love making th...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Hacking At A Funnel

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3-D printed funnel for the rice bottle to replace the old paper cone that kept falling off. Something missing? Oops. #learniningexperience #...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Cubbies Part 1: You Can't Be Too Rich, Too Thin or Have Enough Storage

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Every makerspace manager I've ever spoken to says that storage is one of their major challenges. This is a plan for twin cubbyhole unit...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Students Bring Their Own Skills To Making

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Showing a friend how it's done. Students don't just learn, they also bring their own skills to teach their peers – skills ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

We Still Haven't Identified a Lower Age Limit

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Even the youngest students can use saws. The key is a comprehensive safety briefing for all new students, a refresher each year, specific sa...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Elegant Engineering Solution

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I loved this instinctive engineering solution to a cardboard box hinge, using thread and hot glue. Great use of composite materials!

Our First 3-D Object

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This was the first student-made object printed from our 3-D printer. She used Tinkercad to design it.

Yes, Girls Can Saw, Too...

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One of the most gratifying things is that the gender gap is minimal in CREATE. I've seen girls show boys how to properly clamp wood and...

A 10-Minute Pinball Machine

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A third grader came up to me during tinker time and told me he wanted to build a pinball machine. I privately doubted that he could do it ...