Maker Club Has Officially Begun!

Today the Cadott Elementary School Library's Maker Club kicked off at 7:30 AM in the elementary library. Students learned about the club's maker manifesto and then divided into teams to explore starter projects they could make using littleBits. There will be more making, problem solving, creating, and inventing to come. For now, here are some images of what students accomplished today.

Students work on a prank handshake.

The prank handshake when it was completed.

Testing out the prank handshake. Wow! That was "shocking".

Creating Creatures

In a Lego Quest, students were challenged to design a creature using any combination of Legos. Their designs could be something that was real or something that they imagined on their own. Here are some of the creatures our elementary school students came up with!

Yesterday, 4th graders started exploring with the Creative Corner's MakeyMakey by designing some musical chairs. What started with them has crossed all of the grade levels coming into the library and a lot of students have been contributing their own touches, testing out how the chairs work, and just having fun!

As the project develops, students hope to have a set of chairs that will allow others to sit on them and play. This will take a bit of work and some ingenuity, but I think they're going to make it. Check out the photos below to see the progress they have made and check back to see additional changes and accomplishments they have together.

3rd Grader Work at Being Creative

While in the library today, 3rd grade students explored the creative corner and many worked on the "Maximum Height" Lego challenge. Others decided to make some of their own creations. Take a look at the cool things they made!

Several students have taken on the first Lego quest in the Creative Corner and some of the results can be seen below.While students are encouraged to build anything they can dream up, every couple of weeks they can take on a new quest that challenges them to design an original creation that fits the criteria for the quest. The current quest, titled "Maximum Height", poses the challenge of building the wildest, tallest, and most stable structure.

Let the making begin...

Today was the introduction of the Creative Corner in the Cadott Elementary School Library. We've started with Osmo and Lego, with the MaKey MaKey to soon follow. Instantly, the Legos were a hit! Some students are creating whatever they can think of, while others are on the current Lego Quest to build the tallest and most creative structure they can come up with. Check out the photos below!