I found Cubelets online and couldn't wait to try them! They are tiny, cube-shaped robots. Each cube has a different function. We outline each function for the kids, then we tell them to make it do something. There are a few cards with different designs they can copy, but the students have more fun making it up as they go along. I have challenge cards for the older students who might get bored just reconfiguring 6 cubelets. The only downside? They are quite costly - $150 for a set of 6. All the kids are asking their parents to buy them... sorry, Mom and Dad!
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Ginna HillI'm the librarian at Fern Bluff Elementary. We're piloting a Maker Space in the library this year. Maker Spaces, STEAM labs and fab labs are popping up in schools across the country. Maker Spaces provide hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering.I'm going to share what works and what doesn't. Archives
May 2017
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