Foxview students created their own piano with the Makey-Makey invention kit.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Friday, April 8, 2016
Experimenting with littleBits Infrared LED
A few seventh grade students have been having fun experimenting with some of the new littleBits that DPMS received in our space kits. Specifically, this group used the infrared LED in combination with the remote trigger module to create a motorcycle that moves when triggered by the infrared light from an old remote control.
Check out the video below to see their final product.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Pipe Cleaners for Creativity!
Today we had our second to last meeting of the FX Studio Makers Voyage club. We've been investigating different technologies and materials during the previous five weeks. Some students are diving into coding and programming challenges. Some are getting their feet wet with robotics. Others yet are playing with physics as they design race tracks.
To begin class today, we decided to do a small design challenge to prime ourselves for the day. Mr. Gauthier dug out some pipe cleaners and rubber bands for the activity. The prompt was simple: what is something you could use around the house OR create something the represents Spring. The creations were amazing! It was the perfect way to prime the brain for our hour together:
To begin class today, we decided to do a small design challenge to prime ourselves for the day. Mr. Gauthier dug out some pipe cleaners and rubber bands for the activity. The prompt was simple: what is something you could use around the house OR create something the represents Spring. The creations were amazing! It was the perfect way to prime the brain for our hour together:
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