Geography in the Makerspace:”Walking Two Worlds”
‘Education is the key to a better life for every child and the foundation of every strong society……’ Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF
Following the History...
Prototyping with LittleBits
We were fortunate to visit and participate in a workshop prototyping a device supporting an age-friendly city using LittleBits at The Cube, QUT
"An age-friendly...
Making with Grandparents
Today was Grandparents Day and our Year 6 students brought their grandparents into our Junior Library MakerSpace Zone to 'make' together. The girls challenged...
STEMville Amusement Park
STEMies is an afternoon club where the girls come to define themselves as makers, inventors, and creators. It provides a safe place for girls...
Adding to our Space
Our MakerSpace Zone is really establishing itself. The girls are using the equipment and trying new ideas and projects. The method of introducing concepts...
Geography in the Makerspace Zone
It was now time for us to promote our space to the rest of the school and to get the teachers behind what we were doing....
Inspiring Young Students to Create with Technology.
This post is in preparation for a session I’m running at this year’s National Education Summit in Brisbane, 15 & 16 May. It is...
Awesome Automatons!
TechMate Evening Term 2 challenged our participants to design and make an automaton. The girls, along with their significant male, planned, sorted materials and...
Creativity with Technology.
Last term the girls researched the history and difference between eTextiles and wearable technology. They spent some time learning simple sewing, running stitch, chain...
STEMies Club Responds to Innovator
STEMies Club responded to Dr James Fielding’s (CEO and co-founder of Audeara Headphones) visit by designing and creating an artefact with a theme of...