Maker Education is such a valuable role. These stories will bring you the latest information and tales of maker educators who area spreading the maker mindset. Help others learn how to make things or how to think like a maker at makerspaces, schools, universities, and local communities. The importance of maker education can not be understated. We appreciate our educators.
Blackbird wind cart. Photo: Steve Morris Introduction By Mark Frauenfelder In 2007, MAKE projects editor Paul Spinrad sent me a link to a YouTube video of a wind-powered cart, made by a Floridian named Jack Goodman, that seemed to be able travel directly downwind faster than the wind. How could a wind-powered cart outrun a […]
Do you want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun and experiential way? Not sure where to start, or what tools you might need? We have taken care of all the questions with our Make: Electronics Deluxe Toolkit from the Maker Shed. Bonus! Add our Make: Electronics book for only $10 more! Just […]
I identify as a scientist, but I gotta admit: When I saw this video from Steve Spangler Science, my first impulse was to jump back from the computer, cross myself, and douse the screen with holy water. It reminded me of a line from John Carpenter’s underappreciated 1987 horror movie, Prince of Darkness:
And we assume time is an arrow because it is as a clock…Cause precedes effect – fruit rots, water flows downstream. We’re born, we age, we die. The reverse NEVER happens…
Unless, apparently, you’re dealing with a system operating under conditions of laminar flow. Obviously, there is no real “violation” of the second law of thermodynamics, here, but because almost all of our intuitions about how liquids are going to behave are formed under conditions of turbulent flow, it sure does seem like it.
The Reinventing Morse: Build your own telegraph kit is designed to engage makers of all ages as they recreate the experiments that lead to the development of the first successful electrical telegraph. Build your own working telegraph with a device designed to work as a sounder, a buzzer, or a relay. Learn all about Morse […]
Team Habitable: Young Makers Janavi, Pearl, and Hana, together with their mentor Yoshi, created this mod of an Ikea table that doubles as a reconfigurable hamster habitat. The Young Makers Program is a collaboration between MAKE, The Exploratorium, and Pixar. The purpose of the program is to inspire and develop the next generation of makers, […]
The Make: Electronics Components Pack 1 is finally back in stock and shipping! The first companion pack to our wildly popular Make: Electronics book covers all of the experiments (1-11) from the first two sections of the book. We’ve spent (many!) hours sourcing all these parts, so you don’t have to. This pack will get […]
This harrowing t-shirt cannon was built by Team 254 Robotics of Bellarmine College Prepatory of San Jose, California with the help of NASA Ames Robotics. It weighs 160 pounds, can shoot over 200 t-shirts per tank, has a range of upwards of 150 yards, and packs a rate of fire of 3 shirts a second. […]
