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Steindorf STEAM Magnet School

School Name Two

24 Hour Attendance Line: 408-377-3022 Ext. 7103

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    Welcome to the Steindorf Maker Lab!
     
     
    Use this link to get to my special Distance Learning Webpage for grades K-8.
     
    The Maker Lab is a creative space staffed by Cambrian teacher Rick Schertle - schertler@cambriansd.com.   The over 3000 square foot double-wide lab classroom is an area for K-8 students to create, learn, build, share and play.  See links on the left for programs related to specific grade levels.  For the 2021-2022 school year, Rick teaches two 6th grade, two 7th grade and two 8th grade classes two times a week, two 3rd grade, two 4th grade and two 5th grade classes once a week.  Steindorf is one of the few public schools with a full-time makerspace teacher.
     
     
    CA STEAM Symposium Paticipants - Thanks for the wonderful turn-out for my talk at the STEAM Symposium.  My Presentation is Here and Handout Here.  
     
      
    Rick's presentation for Digital Taipei 2018.     
     
    The K-8 program relolves around the Engineering Design Process of Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - Improve from Engineering is Elementary.  See a great summary at: Engineering Design Process.
     

    Program for Middle School

    Middle Schoolers are scheduled into the Maker Lab one day every other week for 80 minutes (block schedule) and one day a week for 45 minutes.  Along with supporting the PBL's going in in the middle school, we rotate through the following units:
     
    Mini Units

    We'll duck in and out of the rotation above to do some of the following: 

    • Woodworking

    • TinkerCad and 3D Printing

    • 3D paper modeling

    • Mechanics (automata)

    • Laser Cutter and other Tool Competency

    Future Advanced Units 

    • Internet of Things - Using Particle Chip 

    • Little Robotic Arm - DIY 3D printed robotic arm

    • Quadcopters and UAV's

    • Electric Go-carts

     Class Resources
     
    Cardboard Automata 
    • Micro-Gripper Claw - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:715525/makes
    • Bamboo Copter (Taketombo) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo-copter
    • Japanese Paper Craft - http://craftel.org/index.html
    • http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/cardboard-automata 
    • http://www.cabaret.co.uk/artists/peter-markey/
    • http://www.opticaltoys.com/markey.htm 
    • http://www.clohe-movingtoys.eu/www/Home_EN/Automata_Gallery_Intro.htm 
     Other Resources and Fun Projects
    • Chain Reaction with Makey Makey and Strawbees - https://www.instructables.com/Chain-Reactions-With-Strawbees-and-Makey-Makey/
    • Using TinkerCAD to make a custom Pez Dispenser.  Includes measureing with calipers - https://www.instructables.com/Make-Your-Own-PEZ-Dispenser/
    • How to use Calipers - https://www.instructables.com/Innovator-Kit/
    • Dyson Foundation (Engineering Design Activities) - https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/design-process-box.html
    • Dream Big (Engineering Film) Resources - https://dreambigfilm.com/education/
    • Design, Do, Discover - https://making.marymountnyc.org/page/events/design-do-discover
    • Agency By Design - http://www.agencybydesign.org/
      • TED Talk - Jen Ryan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2cMyOZVgE
    • Project H - http://www.projecthdesign.org/
      • TED Talk - Emily Pilliton - https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change#t-424009
    • A Time for a Mess - https://medium.com/@TheTech/a-time-for-mess-98b047fc4dde

    Articles and Research on Making

    • Clearinghouse for Maker Ed Resources including the free PDF Maker Space Playbook - http://makered.org/

    • Stocking a School Maker Space - http://makezine.com/2013/08/21/stocking-up-school-makerspaces/

    • http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/07/21/486046973/three-challenges-as-more-makers-move-into-schools 

    • https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/14/why-academic-teaching-doesnt-help-kids-excel-in-life/

    • How Should We Measure the Impact of Makerspaces?

    • Why Maker Education is so Important

    • More Maker Ed Articles on Edutopia    

     

    Construction Updates

     Here is a 360 degree view of the Maker Lab taken on May 5, 2016.

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
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Steindorf STEAM Magnet School

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ADDRESS: 3001 Ross Ave, San Jose, CA 95124

PHONE: 408-377-3022

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