Maker Carts bring making to the classroom. |
The Maker Carts will allow teachers and students to bring the makerspace to the classroom for extended periods. The increased time and opportunity to explore and create through the curriculum and their projects will ignite greater levels of innovation. We will maintain a series of carts (sewing, wood working, circuits, Little Bits, and Legos) with specific maker materials. A power strip will be attached to each cart, and they will also include instructions and support for the included tools. We will have at least 2 available carts carts for miscellaneous tools and supplies from the makerspace. These carts available for use for the classroom, clubs, and other student groups. |
Our sewing cart will include a sewing machine, needles, thread, fabric, yarn, knitting needles, and more. There where also be fabric circuit supplies to greater innovation.
The wood cart will include some basic wood working tools and supplies, including an electric drill, hammers, wrenches, screw drivers, hand held saws, and wood carving instruments.
This cart by Whitney Brothers will be used to house our wood working and sewing Maker Carts. The top tray will easily hold a sewing machine, and the side panel could be used to store larger wood pieces. The compartments in various sizes, will be able to house the tools and supplies for both Maker Carts.
The wood cart will include some basic wood working tools and supplies, including an electric drill, hammers, wrenches, screw drivers, hand held saws, and wood carving instruments.
This cart by Whitney Brothers will be used to house our wood working and sewing Maker Carts. The top tray will easily hold a sewing machine, and the side panel could be used to store larger wood pieces. The compartments in various sizes, will be able to house the tools and supplies for both Maker Carts.
The tubs on this cart by Copernius will be able to house the small pieces on the Legos, circuits, and Little Bits Maker Carts.
On the Legos cart we will include a standard brick set, story telling bricks from Lego Education, and a few robotic Lego kits. Classrooms or student groups with this cart will be able to build intricate structures, explore robotics, and practice story telling through stop motion animation. A set of loose large baseplates will be included, along with two glued to the front and back of the whiteboard easel. A Copernius tablet stand will also be included on this cart for stop motion animation.
The circuits and Little Bits Maker Carts will also lead to a great deal of experimentation and innovation. The whiteboard easel will allow teachers and students to collaboratively plan on the cart itself. The circuits cart will include a number of tools and supplies from led lights, battery pacts, and a soldering pen to a snap circuits set. The Little Bits cart will include a workshop set along with a few other kits for greater innovation.
On the Legos cart we will include a standard brick set, story telling bricks from Lego Education, and a few robotic Lego kits. Classrooms or student groups with this cart will be able to build intricate structures, explore robotics, and practice story telling through stop motion animation. A set of loose large baseplates will be included, along with two glued to the front and back of the whiteboard easel. A Copernius tablet stand will also be included on this cart for stop motion animation.
The circuits and Little Bits Maker Carts will also lead to a great deal of experimentation and innovation. The whiteboard easel will allow teachers and students to collaboratively plan on the cart itself. The circuits cart will include a number of tools and supplies from led lights, battery pacts, and a soldering pen to a snap circuits set. The Little Bits cart will include a workshop set along with a few other kits for greater innovation.
This "Everything Cart" by Smith System will also be a good cart to have available for miscellaneous supplies from the makerspace. The open compartments can house anything from art to extra circuit materials. One or two flexible Maker Carts will allow us to organize the best materials to suit the needs for any given project.
The media specialist will manage the Maker Cart schedules, and the makerspace student interns will help maintain the supplies on the carts.
The media specialist will manage the Maker Cart schedules, and the makerspace student interns will help maintain the supplies on the carts.