I presented at/attended the Indiana Association of Physics Teachers Spring 2024 meeting. Friday night was a gathering of 10 people and I shared “MakerSpace Physics”. It was a presentation with examples of making for learning Physics. I also shared many hands on items for them to explore (not everyone has done paper circuits or 3D… Read more »
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ShoalsPaperCircuits
Headed to Shoals High School to do some paper circuits with a couple of classes. They quickly did the battery & bulb (light up one LED with one battery, try each color, how many can you do at once, which colors work together). Then we introduced alligator clips for our wires. We started with 1… Read more »
EasternGreenePD
On the morning of the total solar eclipse, I went to Eastern Greene Elementary to be a part of their PD morning. We talked about STEM & Maker Centered Learning. One thing that I had to learn for this was the 3D learning model/NGSS framework involving Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, Disciplinary Core Ideas. I focused on… Read more »
EclipseActivitiesAtSchools
With the April 15th Total Solar Eclipse, a few schools wanted us to do some eclipse work. We went to Lakeview Elementary and Shakamak Elementary to work with a variety of grades to explore the eclipse. They all knew what was coming and had good explanations of what it was. One thing they (and most… Read more »
CoronaArtFabricPaint
many people have done the Eclipse Chalk Art activity, but how about doing it with fabric paint on black t-shirts… Use your vinyl cutter to cut a circle, we did 6″. We used sticker vinyl because it wasnt going to be permanent. Stretch your shirt out and pin it to cardboard Put circle on the… Read more »
sublimation
We purchased an Epson SureColor F170 Sublimation printer. I finally have a little time to work with it, so I got it going. There are many things to understand about creating with this printer. In addition to the special inks, you need sublimation paper. You also need “sublimation blanks” or material that is prepared to… Read more »
McCormicksCreekSTEMnight
We participated in McCormicks Creek Elementary STEM night along with a dozen other exhibitors. We had batteries and bulbs, an assortment of PVC pipes and connectors, earth-moon necklaces, and corona chalk art. Some kids worked at all 4 stations, some only did one. When someone was doing an “eclipse” activity, we talked about the eclipse,… Read more »
BrownCountyPOPfest
POP fest is a day for Brown County High School students to get a glimpse of post K-12 ideas, careers, jobs, pursuits. They attend 6 sessions lead by business community experts. We did a cardboard construction sessions where they designed and prototyped food trucks. As they built, we talked about all the types of brains… Read more »
BrentwoodElementary
We headed north to Plainfield to work with 3 – 1st grade classes at Brentfield Elementary. We did a Q&A about the eclipse so we could all share things we knew about the eclipse. A basketball and tennis ball are good (proportional) models for the Earth & moon. For this size, they would be about… Read more »
LotusBlossomsCommunityDay
We participated in the Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar Community Day. We had a variety of homemade instruments. We started with a regular straw to make a “straw oboe”. Flatten one end a and cut the edges off to make a point. You are making a “reed” type element. Then… Read more »