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Create These 5 Fantastic Devices That Move

by BrainNinjasWP

Are you teaching a unit about simple machines or things that move? Use these tried and tested recipes to help get you started with student friendly instructions for devices that your students can build and test as part of their science units or makerspace. Come have a read!

One of the best sciences units includes making devices that move. One of the best things about teaching science is having students create amazing things when they are just left with their knowledge and their creativity. We love to foster this type of learning in our classroom.

If you teach simple machines, then there are so many different opportunities to have students create and build exciting contraptions. We pulled together a list of ideas and a few of our favourite recipes for devices that move to make your search quick and painless.

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Filed Under: Engaging Lessons Tagged With: Alberta science, Design Process, devices that move, Makers, Makerspace, Makerspaces, science, Science Lessons, Simple Machines

How to Work Through the Design Process

by BrainNinjasWP

The design process is useful for working through a problem. We use it in science and in our makerspace. Come learn about the process and get some design thinking posters for your classroom.

Here’s a quick lesson you can do with your students to learn how to use your Makerspace while teaching students to enjoy the process of solving problems. Problem-solving is a skill that needs to be taught, learned, and practiced. The design process uses simple steps to help alleviate frustration between creating, testing and refining. When all of your students have a common language, it can help facilitate conversations between them. Come learn how we use the design process in our classroom.

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Filed Under: Engaging Lessons, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: Bulletin Boards, Design Process, Makerspace, Project Based Learning, TpT Products

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