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: