Mrs. Fitch, our media specialist, is beginning Makerspace Friday's. A Makerspace is related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) that we are encouraging in schools. Makerspace provides hands on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they engage in science, engineering and tinkering. Signing up to do Makerspace activities is totally optional and we took advantage of the first Friday! The class learned about several cool activities they could explore: Legos, K'NEX, Magnatiles, Zoob, Brackitz, Straws & Connectors.
The kids had a blast exploring and tinkering. We are able to check out these cool STEM toys from the media center any time we'd like to use them in our classroom. They would make awesome Christmas gifts if you are looking for STEM type toys to add to your child's list.
She said the next Makerspace would involve Ozobots, which my class experimented with a few weeks ago with Mrs. Fitch and Mr. Adams from the CPS STEAM bus!
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