I had the students create some fun things with the Little Bits kits and the MaKey MaKey kit and share those at the presentation as well. It does certainly feel like we are on the right road. I took some pictures of the kids while they were working - lots of enthusiasm and passion for the exploration and the process.
Student creating Lego Greg Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Student created bow and arrow out of cardboard and rubber band.
Student exploring the MaKey MaKey kit using banana and other conductors as controllers for an online game.
Students using hot-glue gun to create a windmill from Popsicle sticks and a Little Bits kit.
Students refit a remote control truck with a Little Bits kit so that it has working lights, a horn and exhaust fan.
Students also added a trailer hitch made from a tin can and a cord wood holder from cardboard and attached this to their truck.
The same students that created this truck also wrote a letter to share at the school board meeting about why Makerspace is so important to them. Neither student particularly likes writing, or does very well in school, but both are passionate about making, as you will see from their letter below.
