tinker, tailor, maker, librarian
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ILA 2014 Presentation - Science and Engineering - Electronics - ArtTRANSCRIPT
, Tailor, Maker,
Librarian
Laura Antolín
Katie LaMantia
Janet Piehl
#ilakick #tinkergroup
Technology networking group for library staff
who work with children and teens
Tinker Meeting Topics
Raspberry Pi
Minecraft
3D Printing
Scratch
MaKey MaKeys
Soldering
Arduino
Artbots
Squishy Circuits
More!
Librarians and library staff from over 15 area libraries have presented, sharing
knowledge and ideas.
● 40-60 attendees per meeting
● Members from 65 libraries
● 71% of members used an idea
or bought equipment
mentioned at a meeting
Hands-on activities are the key!
Science and Engineering
Take-Apart Night
Lego Mindstorms EV3
Roller Coasters
Squishy Circuits
Take-Apart Night
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Gather discarded
electronic equipment
wherever you can
get it!
● Library staff
● IT department
● Maintenance
department
● Patron donations
Invite maintenance, IT, and other
techy staff members to help at the
program.
This is a great opportunity for
interdepartmental collaboration.
Team up older teens with younger kids!
Let the kids explore on their own!
Lego Mindstorms Ev3
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
What can you do with the robot?
• Recognize color,
sound, and light
• Make the robot move
and talk
• Touch sensor- hit a
wall, reverse!
The Software
● Drag and drop
● Color categories
● Easily changed
● No coding
language
Roller Coasters
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
STEM buzzwords:
Engineering
Science
- Physics
Build Night
Passive
Programming
Partnerships:
● Local amusement
park
● Great Americao Physics Day
● Jr. High and High
Schools
Skills Achieved:
● Teamwork
● Cooperation
● Problem Solving
Final result
Pattern templates for paper roller coasters
are challenging!
Squishy Circuits
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Kids of all ages can learn about basic, series,
and parallel circuits, and more using a Squishy
Circuits kit and Play-Doh.
Encourages cooperation and
creativity
Electronics
Touchscreen Gloves
Light-Up Art
LED Greeting Cards
Touchscreen Gloves
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
● Buy one-size-fits-all stretch
gloves.
● Paint AnyGlove on the inside
of the fingertips.
● Decorate the outside of the
gloves with puffy paint.
● Dry carefully!
LED Greeting Cards
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Supplies
Overview
• Create a colorful greeting card
• Fashion a simple circuit with the copper
tape, battery, and LED
• Check connections before gluing or taping!
Light-Up Art
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Art
Artbots
Light Painting
Artbots
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Pool noodles, electric toothbrush motors,
markers, decorations, tape, scissors
Light Painting
Budget: Audience: Difficulty:
Turn out the lights and capture the designs made by light trails in the dark.
Use a camera set to long exposure or an iPad loaded with LongExpo.
Contact
E-mail: [email protected]
Blog: tinkergroup.wordpress.com
Twitter: @tinkerfolks
Facebook: facebook.com/tinker.folks
Laura Antolín: [email protected]
Katie LaMantia: [email protected]
Janet Piehl: [email protected]
Please download our handout from the ILA website.