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.
These books are cheap, fast reads, covering everything from how to build an Arduino-compatible micro-controller on a breadboard, to how to build and launch a satellite, and will make excellent stocking stuffers this Christmas.
An interview with Shree Nayar, creator of the Big Shot camera kit, at World Maker Faire New York.
Robotics can be challenging for a beginner, but now modular robotic kits are available for educators and hobbyists that make learning intuitive and fun.
I’ve already got one of my son’s Christmas presents picked out: Micro UFO Quadcopter. But the truth is the copter isn’t just for him. It’s for me, too.
I’ve been fascinated by Stirling and other heat based engines as long as I can remember, which is why I’m excited to announce that these educational alternative energy kits from Exergia are now available in the Maker Shed.
4,100 attended the first day of the Santiago Mini Maker Faire—more than triple the 2012 Saturday attendance! A fantastic array of local Chilean and neighbor South American makers provided workshops, demos, conversation, ideas, hands-on action and exchange. Gorgeous production design with real circus tents, blackboard signage that attendees could contribute to, and zero plastic […]
The African Fossils virtual laboratory website is a digital archeology project that seeks to increase public knowledge about prehistory by harnessing Autodesk 3D scanning technology. Recently, they wrote MAKE to tell us about their updated, newly re-launched website featuring stunning Sketchfab integration and downloads of prehistoric humanoid remains.
