Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn
by: Colleen Graves, Aaron Graves
Abstract: Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels! This easy-to-follow guide features dozens of DIY, low-cost projects that will arm you with the skills necessary to dream up and build your own creations. The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn offers practical tips for beginners and open-ended challenges for advanced makers. Each project features nontechnical, step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations to ensure success and expand your imagination. You will learn about recyclable inventions, smartphone tweaks, paper circuits, e-textiles, musical instruments, coding and programming, 3D printing, and much, much more! Discover how to create: • Brushbot warriors, scribble machines, and balloon hovercrafts • Smartphone illusions, holograms, and projections • Paper circuits, origami, greeting cards, and pop-ups • Dodgeball, mazes, and other interesting Scratch games • PVC organs, box guitars, and percussion instruments • Sewed LED bracelets, art cuffs, and Arduino plushies • Makey Makey and littleBits gadgets • Programs for plug-and-play and Bluetooth-enabled robots • 3D design and printing projects and enhancements
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Table of Contents
- A. About the Authors
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- 1. An Introduction to Making and Tinkering
- 2. Starting Small and Low Cost
- 3. Smart Phone Projects
- 4. Paper Circuits
- 5. Coding
- 6. Musical Instruments
- 7. Sewing Circuits: Beginner to Advanced E-Textiles
- 8. Makey Makey
- 9. Coding and Programming Objects
- 10. littleBits
- 11. 3D Printing
- 12. Mixing It All Together
- A. APPENDIX: Templates for Paper Circuits and Sewing Circuits
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. About the Authors
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- 1. An Introduction to Making and Tinkering
- 2. Starting Small and Low Cost
- Project 1: Brush Bot Warriors
- Project 2: Cardboard Arena
- Obstacles and Traps
- Project 3: DIY Paper Clip and Brad Switches
- Reusing an Existing Switch
- Projects 4 and 5: Scribble Machines
- Project 4: Scribble Bots
- Project 5: Perfect Circle Machine with littleBits
- Projects 6–8: Balloons and Straws
- Project 6: Balloon Monorail
- Project 7: Balloon Hovercraft
- Project 8: Balloon Boats and Cars
- 3. Smart Phone Projects
- 4. Paper Circuits
- Project 12: LED Origami
- Projects 13–16: Paper Circuit Greeting Cards
- Project 13: Simple Circuit Card
- Project 14: Flip the Switch Card
- Project 15: Parallel Circuit Card
- Project 16: Disco Branched Circuit Card
- Projects 17 and 18: Pop-Up Paper Circuitry Tricks
- Project 17: Pull-Tab Switch
- Project 18: Tiered Pull-Tab Trick
- 5. Coding
- 6. Musical Instruments
- 7. Sewing Circuits: Beginner to Advanced E-Textiles
- 8. Makey Makey
- 9. Coding and Programming Objects
- Project 36: Programming Dash and Dot with Tickle App
- Equilateral Triangle with Dash/Dot
- Right Triangle with Dash and Dot
- Obtuse Triangle with Dash
- Project 37: Programming Triangles with Sphero and Tickle
- Right Triangle with Sphero
- Project 38: Programming Triangles with Sphero and SPRK Lightning Lab
- Project 39: Programming a Robot Dance Party With Tickle
- Project 40: Programming with Hummingbird Robotics and Snap!
- 10. littleBits
- 11. 3D Printing
- 12. Mixing It All Together
- A. APPENDIX: Templates for Paper Circuits and Sewing Circuits
Book Details
Title: Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2017 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9781259644252
Authors:
Colleen Graves
is a teacher librarian obsessed with learning common transformations, maker education, makerspaces, and making stuff. She brings a passionate artistic energy to the school library world; this passion earned her the School Library Journal/Scholastic School Librarian of the Year Co-Finalist Award in 2014 and Library Journal Mover and Shaker Innovator Award in 2016. Colleen is an active speaker and presenter on makerspaces and the maker movement on a national level.
Aaron Graves
is a school librarian with 18 years of experience in education. He is a mash-up of robot geek, book lover, and tech wizard. Aaron gained his perseverance for projects through collaborative and interactive art experiences as a member of the Good/Bad Art Collective. He is an active speaker and presenter on libraries, makerspaces, and research skills. In his free time he can be found writing, restoring microcars, or inventing something that makes you smile!
Description: Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels! This easy-to-follow guide features dozens of DIY, low-cost projects that will arm you with the skills necessary to dream up and build your own creations. The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn offers practical tips for beginners and open-ended challenges for advanced makers. Each project features nontechnical, step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations to ensure success and expand your imagination. You will learn about recyclable inventions, smartphone tweaks, paper circuits, e-textiles, musical instruments, coding and programming, 3D printing, and much, much more! Discover how to create: • Brushbot warriors, scribble machines, and balloon hovercrafts • Smartphone illusions, holograms, and projections • Paper circuits, origami, greeting cards, and pop-ups • Dodgeball, mazes, and other interesting Scratch games • PVC organs, box guitars, and percussion instruments • Sewed LED bracelets, art cuffs, and Arduino plushies • Makey Makey and littleBits gadgets • Programs for plug-and-play and Bluetooth-enabled robots • 3D design and printing projects and enhancements
