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Pending the delivery of supplies, the PK Makerspace is planning to launch the week of February 23rd – March 18th. EVERY PK student will participate in a Maker project by creating a Bristle Bot. Susan Holton has graciously agreed to facilitate (with the assistance of parent volunteers) an introductory lesson during Science Lab for 1st –5th Grades. Kindergarteners will participate in the Makerspace project in their individual classrooms. During this introductory session, the Makerspace design process will be presented to students which integrates the idea of productive struggle. Ideally, Makerspace helps students embrace struggle as part of the learning process, (i.e., letting students know that it’s OK not to know the answer all the while focusing on the discovery process). After the introductory session, students will have the opportunity to retrieve their Bristle Bot /and/or continue to work on their design during “open lab”, which will take place during grade level lunch and recess times. Therefore, the short-term goal is for all students to experience Makerspace and the long-term goal is to spark student interest/awareness of Makerspace. |
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April 2017
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