What is a Makerspace?
"MakerSpaces encourages invention and prototyping - shifting learning focus to innovation, exploration, design-thinking and hands on learning. This grassroots movement features experimentation and innovation across engineering, science, art, performance, craft, and education." Nikki Woodford
Why 5D Has a Makerspace?
Allow for student intrinsic motivation and self-directed learning
Engages students while making connections to the curriculum
Allows them to fail in order to succeed
Opportunity to enhance project, problem, design, inquiry, and challenge based learning
Literacy through writing, reflecting, and journal writing
Authentic learning experience
Students to be the producer or products
Entrepreneurship through innovation
Problem solving
Support student inquiry by relaying the importance of good questions and continued questioning
Engages students while making connections to the curriculum
Allows them to fail in order to succeed
Opportunity to enhance project, problem, design, inquiry, and challenge based learning
Literacy through writing, reflecting, and journal writing
Authentic learning experience
Students to be the producer or products
Entrepreneurship through innovation
Problem solving
Support student inquiry by relaying the importance of good questions and continued questioning
Materials you can donate!
Recycled Materials - cereal boxes, Kleenex boxes, anything used to build with.
Straws
Old Toys
Lego
Newspapers
Magazines
Popsicle Sticks
Toothpicks
Paper towel/toilet paper rolls
plastic cups
egg cartons
yogurt containers
modeling clay
gum drops
bag of marshmallows
tape - duct tape, regular tape, electrical tape
paper clips
cotton balls
styrofoam
pipe cleaners
Really anything you don't find use for anymore we could probably incorporate into our MakerSpace!
Straws
Old Toys
Lego
Newspapers
Magazines
Popsicle Sticks
Toothpicks
Paper towel/toilet paper rolls
plastic cups
egg cartons
yogurt containers
modeling clay
gum drops
bag of marshmallows
tape - duct tape, regular tape, electrical tape
paper clips
cotton balls
styrofoam
pipe cleaners
Really anything you don't find use for anymore we could probably incorporate into our MakerSpace!