Also known as “The Cube,” the Endover sculpture is a kinetic, geometric piece of art that is located on the campus of the University of Michigan. The picture below shows Endover, but its moving elements are best seen in this video. I built a 3D puzzle inspired by the Endover sculpture. The video that follows …
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EmbedPlus Test
EmbedPlus is a tool that I have needed for quite some time. The ability to quickly navigate within a video to different time spots is something that the YouTube timecode feature lacks. So far, EmbedPlus looks like a pretty useful option for screencasts and personal projects. Use the “Previous” and “Next” buttons to navigate to …
The Simplicity and Relevancy of “Making”
If I had to identify two people that I might ask to teach me a thing or two about “making stuff,” it would be Slater Harrison and Arvind Gupta. Both Slater and Arvind have a lot of pertinent, inexpensive ideas for STEM-related activities that feature “hands-on” work with materials. Slater Harrison (aka, The Science Toy …
Gears
I finished a working prototype set of gears this afternoon. The gears in the video were fabricated from a single sheet of card stock and fastened to a folded card stock base with two brass fasteners. I fabricated the gears and base using a computerized 2D die-cut machine and basic software that is included with …
Make-To-Learn: References 1
I spent the morning and afternoon browsing/reading articles that related to: Building things Making things Doing things My biggest takeaways came from the first reference- Barron et al. (1998). Barron, B. J. S., Schwartz, D. L., Vye, N. J., Moore, A., Petrosino, A., Zech, L., & Bransford, J. D. (1998). Doing with understanding: Lessons from …
Step Pop-Up
Printable Instructions Step Pop-Up Template Lesson Plan Step Pop-Up Activity Sheet Step Pop-Up Answer Sheet Use this shortlink, Willy. http://tinyurl.com/StepPop-Up
Drawdio: Measurement
My Drawdio kit just arrived via snail mail, and I am thinking that I will wait until tomorrow morning to begin playing with it. The kit, mind you, came with no instructions and a bunch of parts despite the claim that it was a working, tested unit. (Cough) Engineers (Cough). Luckily ladyada has a relatively …
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