I don't have our tools out all the time, because I am the only adult in the room most days. But this week I had an electronic playground...

Before students arrived I organized the parts into gadgets (lights, speakers, music pieces), power supply boxes and batteries and...

The oldest students I have this year were born in 2008! To highlight the evolution of audio/visual innovations, I have several artifacts...

Before students arrived I organized the parts into gadgets (lights, speakers, music pieces), power supply boxes and batteries and...

Our first attempt at the Makey Makey had us making music with celery, bananas, carrots, and a cardboard guitar. We used a set of...

Taking apart any electronic is an easy introduction to Maker culture. This was a VHS player that hadn't been checked out in several...

A visit to the The Cube Discovery Science Center in Anaheim, CA inspired me to find this project. It had an art room with small projects...

The instructions for the Jitterbug came from the Exploratorium. Instructables has similar projects, but I liked the step-by-step...

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Finding people willing to share their toys helps students play with motion and structures. In this picture you see students working with...

After using Snap Circuits and Squishy Circuits, the kids were still curious about electricity. We had also saved the extremely powerful...

Following the success of a take-apart table, I wondered how to create opportunities for our students to put things together. Our...