Remote maker projects due to coronavirus?

[Josh Merrow]

Hi everyone

There's a possibility that my school may go remote...classes via google hangouts, etc. Has anyone given any thought to how this might work with maker classes? I've only vaguely thought about this so far, so many things shifting. There's a window to prepare materials kits for kids to take home. Anyone have any ideas?

Best,

Josh

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[Colleen Larionoff]

Assign each student to come up with a challenge or activity for the whole class! Activities that require making with recyclables or plain paper would work well.  Here's a few I can think off off the top of my head, that you could do synchronously using google meet or zoom, or asynchronously using flipgrid.

-Paper structures: build the largest free-standing tower you can using only 2 sheets of paper and tape

-paper structure: build a paper structure that extends the furthest off a surface

-tinfoil boats- who can make it float with the most pennies

-bridges: use materials at home to build a bridge.  For older students, have them build different types of bridges like truss bridges, suspension bridges, etc and research them

-pendulum art: construct a pendulum using string/yarn and found materials and something like a plastic cup or cardboard box that you poke a hole in the bottom of.  Put some recycled papers under it.  Add a small amount of watered-down paint or colored water or even plain water and swing the pendulum to make a design.

-Code.org activities, whether hour of code or a whole course

-making animations or games on scratch

-stop-motion animation with found objects

-3d design using tinkercad- lots of options

-take-home boxes with a microbit, servo, and batteryto build something

-take-home kit with coin cell battery, leds, and copper tape to make paper circuts

-take a toy (or a picture if no toy) and design adaptive equipment for that you to do a certain task (cross a canyon, build a habitat, etc)

-take-home kit with materials to make automatons

-research a planet and design a creature with features adapted to living on that planet

-homemade catapults

-various types of paper airplanes

-parachute for a toy or small object 

-sketch an invention

-egg drop challenge

-paper roller coaster for a marble

-pretty much any type of lego challenge (ask if anyone doesn't have legos and send some home with them)

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[Jonathan Bijur]

We have been thinking about this at reDiscover Center as well. We're oriented towards open-ended making using recyclables and tinkering with whatever is at hand. Our makerspace is heavily stocked with woodworking power tools. We've been looking at creating home tinkering classes. These would coordinate maybe through GoToMeeting to do a daily morning check-in meeting on what everyone is planning on working on that day, probably followed up with scheduled check-ins after lunch and at the end of the day, with our Facilitators available all day for consultations and a rotation of one-on-one project check-ins or answering questions. The main goal is serving kids who are home bound, keeping them engaged, productive, and having fun being makers. Also we want to keep our staff productively engaged if no kids are coming in to the Center, and thinking about how staff can work remotely with their own health considerations.

In this window while kids are still coming to school, you might have them do a "home makerspace assessment" as a homework assignment. Go through the house and make an inventory of tools. Work out with your parents which tools are OK to use independently, which need supervision, and which are off limits. Collect a box of building materials, broken toys, and discarded items that parents are OK with getting taken apart/modified/tinkered with, starting with the recycling bin and moving through the closets and corners of the house. Then make the hand tools and key consumables(screws, tape, hot glue, solder, etc.) from your makerspace available to be signed out to students who don't have them at home, rather than sit idle at a closed school.

We haven't worked out how supervision works in a program like this. We'd be checking in with the kids, but unable to watch over them. The last think you want when quarantined is to need to go to the hospital with an injury from improperly using scissors to stab a hole in a tube. Each house will have a different set of tools. So emphasize broad safety concepts rather than specific tool protocols: Don't tinker when you're tired or overactive or emotionally charged. Plan your cuts before you pick up a tool. Think through the ways something can go wrong and place your body accordingly. Use the correct techniques, don't take shortcuts, be ready to stop for the day rather than rush to finish something. Work in a clean, cleared space without distractions or hazards. Check in with a Facilitator before trying something for the first time.

I'm happy to set up a video meetup to discuss (and test our GoToMeeting account, which I've only used once). How about 9:00 AM PST on Friday, March 6?

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[Sarah Murphy]

For older kids - Rob Ives website has so many cool things.  I subscribe, and would encourage anyone else to.  His agreeable sheep pattern is (I believe) still free, and just requires card to be printed onto.  an online discussion of the changes in motion and energy would complement this too.

Cheers -Sarah

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-8, Josh Merrow wrote:

[Sandy Bansal (Merreko)]

Yes- prepare as much as you can. 

We were unfortunate that we didn’t have time for this.

I don’t know what to do anymore- 

Create memes of them working at home, the virus, stop motion videos.... making thus whole situation into a positive one.

Sandy Bansal

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[Sarah Murphy]

Just reminded myself of Tinkercad's Circuits programs, and am seeing so much more on here with arduino components than they used to have.  I am planning to pull together some videos of how to make things and write the code in here, and we will do the physical side when we get back.  Our final unit is an arduino/electronics unit, so this is as close to perfect as I can think of without all being together.  

Crazy days - cheers - Sarah

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-8, Josh Merrow wrote:

[Amber Kraver]

I love this site: https://www.curiositymachine.org/challenges/

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[Christine Braun]

Just a quick thought:

What about working on something involving the recycling the students' household will create. Perhaps Biomimicry: the students do research into an animal, find out something interesting (flight, gliding, hopping,or other movement) then using the household recycling plus whatever else is on hand, (as everyone has something from old toys to string to glue) the students need to create an ornithopter (flight) or some type of creation that can mimic the movement of the animal they studied. The teacher could research animals before hand to find those that have appropriate movement staging it to ensure every student stayed on task like research due in this time frame, drawn design of recyled animal showing movement, then once approved by teacher the students build out models on their own, documenting as they can through pictures. I like to have my students share a Google doc with me which acts as a living notebook which we can both comment into.

I think students will have things in their homes to use so I am not creating kits. I am keeping the projects open enough that any materials on hand can be utilized. 

Best of luck,

Christine

 

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[Bill Behrend]

We had a meeting today, to inform us we hae training next tuesday on systems we will be using when/if we need to close, and it sounds like they are planning a closure some time next week, but no formal word yet.  This thread is a great resource right now, thanks everyone! 

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[Heather Brooks]

Hi Josh,

I just sent home a gallon-size bag with some supplies for several projects in my school...egg drop, parachutes, whirligigs, Greek mythology projects.  We will also use Code Monkey.  Not maker, but CS. 

Heather

[John Baglio]

I just wanted to post the link to the GoToMeeting conversation that some of us had back on March 6.  It has the notes from that meeting and I have been adding some stuff to it over time as well.  I included a list of STEM specific resources that we have shared in the middle school science department school for those who are interested.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11o92XyxG8-WKJG9A7SyitI0TbNwq02l5iP6oNEBwZNs/edit?usp=sharing

I am also really interested in adding some "what works/what doesn't" and pro tips for doing the remote teaching thing to this thread if people are into that.   I am just at the very beginning of that process considering we just had one week of that and at 3pm today my school goes on break for 2 weeks.

-John

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 2:41:19 PM UTC-5, Josh Merrow wrote:

[Fena Tandriarto]

You are all amazing human beings! Thank you so much for this resource. Keep it up. Stay safe, friends. 

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[Karen Glum]

I'm thinking of having my kids make a solar still or a solar oven out of trash they have at home. There are all sorts of tie-ins - even "living without" in times of crisis. Will have them post pictures, collect data when using, write directions on how to build.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 2:41:19 PM UTC-5, Josh Merrow wrote:

[John Baglio]

Here’s an example of a first project that I had my kids do this week that is not making survival stuff as Karen mentioned (but I am heading in that direction). 

I used Flipgrid for the Homemade Contraptions project: 

https://flipgrid.com/2f4938c1

John

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[Dori Friedman]

Really great John! Thanks for sharing!

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[Diane Brancazio]

Such fun to watch!  I love the way the variety of contraptions and the way they can all be presented clearly with your series of prompts.

Thanks for sharing,

Diane

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[Claire Comins]

Hi John

So enjoyed the challenge and your positive light-hearted presentation in a worrying time for many kids.

Gold star! I think you’ll get some fun contraptions!

Claire

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[Rob Morrill]

I've made and keep updating a web page of project ideas for students to do at home during our closure / distance learning period. The goal is that they be low-no cost, and include both digital and hands-on making. There are some good ideas in this thread that I'll work on incorporating, and I'd love other suggestions, too. 

https://sites.google.com/castilleja.org/making-and-designing-at-home/home

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Stay well,

Rob

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 11:41:19 AM UTC-8, Josh Merrow wrote:

[Gary Donahue]

Found this on twitter from @drjaciemaslyk...could be useful for lower grades, and would make a good pairing with Flipgrid to manage sharing/commenting. 

Best,

Gary

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 2:41:19 PM UTC-5, Josh Merrow wrote:

[Sarah Murphy]

John,

thank you for this - I have adjusted it in only one element, by requiring my high schoolers to include a lever of some kind in their contraption, but otherwise I have plagiarised your idea pretty much precisely.  Thank you so much 

Sarah Murphy

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On Friday, March 13, 2020 at 6:59:36 AM UTC-7, John Baglio wrote:

Here’s an example of a first project that I had my kids do this week that is not making survival stuff as Karen mentioned (but I am heading in that direction). 

I used Flipgrid for the Homemade Contraptions project: 

https://flipgrid.com/2f4938c1

John

On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 9:54 AM Karen Glum <kare...@7hills.org> wrote:

I'm thinking of having my kids make a solar still or a solar oven out of trash they have at home. There are all sorts of tie-ins - even "living without" in times of crisis. Will have them post pictures, collect data when using, write directions on how to build.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 2:41:19 PM UTC-5, Josh Merrow wrote:

Hi everyone

There's a possibility that my school may go remote...classes via google hangouts, etc. Has anyone given any thought to how this might work with maker classes? I've only vaguely thought about this so far, so many things shifting. There's a window to prepare materials kits for kids to take home. Anyone have any ideas?

Best,

Josh

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[je-UX sais FAIRE]

Have them partake in the Tinkering Studio World Chain reaction (physical and virtual) on Twitter ?

https://twitter.com/tinkeringstudio/status/1238588580710076416?s=21

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[Jack Perrin]

I'd like to offer a digitial fab-lab takeout service that goes like this: 1) Students draw a 2 or 3D design in a CAD program of their choice (or learn one as part of the process), 2) share it with the makerspace along with some reflections on their desgin, 3) we print or cut it at the makerspace and post a photo online of the finished product, 4) the student picks up their object in "drvie thru" style at the makerspace. 

The theme could be objects that help in the fight to contain COVID-19.

What is a good platform (like Flipgrid, but for still photos) for sharing works like this? 

Jack Perrin

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[Sarah Murphy]

Have you seen Padlet or Sutori, they both have the option to post photos plus plus.  Also a simple Google Keep might work if you are a google platform.

Best - and keep well - Sarah Murphy

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[Diego Fonstad]

There have been many interesting ideas here and on various lists and I am excited to see students MacGyvering at home with what they have on hand.

I like Jack's idea because it touches upon what I feel are some of the most challenging, yet important design elements of remote maker projects (especially for middle school and above):

1. Try to avoid 100% digital - Tinkercad, Minecraft, MakeCode... are all amazing resources but the "special sauce" of making is its physical nature and maintaining a linkage to the physical world is critical. 

2. Encourage the feedback mechanism - The design-test-iterate loop benefits significantly from the feedback between the physical and digital.  As much as possible, we need to find ways of supporting not just the linkage to the physical world, but the iterative feedback between the digital and physical worlds.

With 3d models the former is possible through pictures but the latter is more challenging because if we want students to iterate, they benefit from holding the item in their hands.

With physical computing, if we have the luxury of getting a micro:bit or Circuit Playground into each student's hands, it is important to support the feedback mechanism, not just in the building, but in the coding.  That's why I like teaching students how to use serial monitors so that students can see what the sensors see.  It is also why I was so enthusiastic about the OLED screen for the micro:bit because it provides a very handy window into what is going on.

Another reality for all of our students is that few of us had time to pull together kits for students before they left.   Many of the ideas shared in this group are designed to be done at home with what they have, and that may be the reality we have to work with.  I do wonder, if we could brainstorm ways of getting items to students... then we could be more purposeful in designing experiences that provide a uniform starting place from which they can explore with what they have in the house.  

Some simple examples:

- If we could get them an LED and a battery they could build simple conductivity probes and then design experiments with food (titrations of salt, water, etc.) to test the conductivity of things.  

- if we could get them a vibrating motor and battery they could explore and design "bots" that draw, or move predictably.

- I love the Rob Ives mechanisms and many, like the junk automata, should be within range of most students.  But even the something like the junk automata benefits from having a needle nose pliers to properly bend the paper clips.  What is the best starting point for students to explore simple machines: some well thought tools or a pre-cut kit that provides a stable platform from which to build?

Let's think outside the box: if we could get more to the students, what would we get them and how would we get it there?

Diego

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[Ann B]

We considered a design, we print and leave outside our shop for pickup but decided thae amount of time printing was prohibitive.

So we're doing tinkercad tutorials on zoom where kids can interact.

We will also be doing a techno teardown. We're leaving a bunch of broken electronics outside our space for parents to swing by and pick up their choice. We'll do a zoom for kids to reflect on what they got and start thinking and drawing what they think it might have inside. Then over the next couple of weeks they'll take it apart and we'll come back at some point via zoom where they will share.

[Mike Schulist]

Hi Amazing Makers,

I love the idea of students creating something at home that could be used to "create a positive affect" on the coronavirus situation. Here are a couple of articles with some real world applications of making having a positive effect. What other parameters or constraints might help guide students in this process at home, given their limited materials?

Thanks,

Mike Schulist, Miller Creek Middle School
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/18/italians-found-way-3-d-print-key-ventilator-piece-1-help-battle-coronavirus-so

https://www.marinij.com/2020/03/04/tiburon-students-engineer-coronavirus-protections/

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 12:26:42 AM UTC-7, je-UX sais FAIRE wrote:

Have them partake in the Tinkering Studio World Chain reaction (physical and virtual) on Twitter ?

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[Carla Staffa]

What creative ideas here! I was able to get a Micro:Bit started kit to each of my robotics students, but none of the additional components to really use it to the maximum capacity. Keeping in mind it’s a robotics class— any ideas? 

Love this thread!

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[John Feland]

Carla,

 

Depending on the starter kit, you can have them mock up sensors a robot would use  such as light (photoresistor or IR transistor), touch (simple foil switch or capacitive touch), or distance (ultrasonic) and couple that with mock logic so if they don’t have the motors, they can use the LED’s on the Microbit to show how the motors would react to sensor stimulus and have them navigate a ‘maze’ using the sensors.  Additionally, the on board accelerometers would be great ‘crash’ detectors…

 

Cheers,

 

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Date: Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 12:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [k-12-fablabs] Re: Remote maker projects due to coronavirus?

 

What creative ideas here! I was able to get a Micro:Bit started kit to each of my robotics students, but none of the additional components to really use it to the maximum capacity. Keeping in mind it’s a robotics class— any ideas? 

 

Love this thread!

 

https://twitter.com/tinkeringstudio/status/1238588580710076416?s=21

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[Claire Comins]

Hi Carla

We also use micro:bit in our robotics classes at TinkerTech.

We like this extension for micro:bit https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1783.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxf--nK-n6AIVi8VkCh3dCQBuEAAYASAAEgIQ-PD_BwE

Sometimes it’s cheaper and/or quicker to buy this little kit on amazon. 

Have fun!

Claire

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[Diego Fonstad]

Carla,

What starter kit did you get?  As long as it has an edge connector they should be able to access much of the good stuff.  If you didn't get them enough motors for it to move around, perhaps you should redirect it to a more stationary robot like a therapy pet described here: http://www.lectrify.it/virtual-pet

To John's point: the micro:bit has a ton of built-in sensors that can be used to reinforce many core programming and robotics concepts without the need for too many add ons.  The challenge is sometimes more to provide a framework within which students can explore the concepts in a sequence that logically builds upon itself (instead of the usual, "now we'll make it do this" and then "now we'll make it do that")  We hosted a virtual Bay Area Maker Educator Meetup last week to discuss this and here's a spreadsheet with some of the frameworks I've been working on flushing out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xH4gLJs78IqSmgu6j2KjGDUOa6bPhIxGnH_CftCfiL4/edit?usp=sharing.

Diego

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[Diego Fonstad]

This has been shared before but don't forget Stu Lowe's amazing cards if you are looking for hand-outs for remote teaching: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13eq9aiPkVtp8J2xGhMHkSKwwGj8zCWsb

He's worth following on twitter if you aren't already: https://twitter.com/stulowe80

[Tiffany Min]

This is an awesome thread!  Thank you for all your contributions!  I just wanted to share that we've put our kid-centered, public makerspace online.  Still trying to figure out how to make the google classroom and activities successful, but in case you know of anyone outside of your classrooms who'd be interested in joining in on maker activities please share the info below. 

I also wanted to share that we did a Ramen Challenge yesterday, and had so much fun with it!  Kids were prompted to take packaged noodles (bc who doesn't have a whole pantry-full right now?!) and remix it into a new recipe.

Here's the lesson (copied and pasted into this google doc from google classroom).

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