Super Splat3D for Design Skills
Wow! How excited were the girls to see the ‘magic’ of using Splat3D!
Two incredible educators and designers, Kylie & Glen Lawrence, designed Splat3D to...
Rube Goldberg Machine Creators!
TechMate evenings are for girls from Grade 4 – Grade 6 to invite a significant male in their lives to join them for an...
Resourcing a Junior Makerspace
Throughout my blog I have spoken about materials available in our space to stimulate making in the Makerspace. Sometimes the making and creating comes from literature,...
Makey Makey and More!
Spring Holiday STEMies Day was busy with exploring, creating and making interactive activities using Makey Makey, Scratch and Electric Mazes.
Using projects available on Code...
STEM Ideas for Years 3 & 4
Children learn through play and discovery. Providing curious and interesting activities gives students opportunities to share their understanding and build on previous knowledge and...
Awesome Aqua Cars!
This term in STEMies Club, the girls had an exciting project to build their very own Aqua Car using Kinetikits. This project not only...
Exciting Recent Events
I have been excited and encouraged by a few things which have happened recently. I was asked to write an article about Makerspaces...
STEM + A + S = Makerspace
STEM…..Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic subjects in schools have certainly been intensified as areas of significant importance for the future of world economy and transforming work...
Fun with a Laptop!
Learning by taking apart!
Recently I set up a Makerspace activity for our girls to dismantle a couple of old laptops. I found illustrations and explanations...
Talking Oliver v5 in Brisbane!
#bestteachingpartnerever and I recently attended the inaugural Softlinks Conference in Brisbane, makes sense..... as that’s where they are based, as I found out! We...