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Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire: Get a sneak preview of Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire by category each day until the big day, Sept. 22nd! Today’s featured category is Mad Science.
2 comments:
Meg DC
said...
It's great that science is a category. Though it does seem that the artists in this category all focus on physics and engineering. I also appreciate that there is a category that seems to be be quite accessible to children. It is so easy to get ahead of common knowledge when it comes to science so it is great that everything is so accessible. As an adult I know I would also appreciate learning how to make aerodynamic rubber band airplanes and what a fun activity to do with your kids!
I love maker fairs and the maker movment behind it. I actually had the chance to watch some live video from the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire a few days ago. And I learned a lot doing it.
I think that stuff like "Calcubot “A Toy That Makes You Think” from Cognitive Tool & Die" should be more incouraged for young kids to play with. I know that when I was young the toys that made me think were my favorite and definatly taught me important problem solving, and creativity skills.
I also think that we need to push for more making in early school programs. It's very commen for a elementry school student to paint a picture, but it is far less commen for that same student to build anything that doesn't have an instuction sheet to be directly followed. I know that the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire had quite a few exibits that were great for young minds.
2 comments:
It's great that science is a category. Though it does seem that the artists in this category all focus on physics and engineering. I also appreciate that there is a category that seems to be be quite accessible to children. It is so easy to get ahead of common knowledge when it comes to science so it is great that everything is so accessible. As an adult I know I would also appreciate learning how to make aerodynamic rubber band airplanes and what a fun activity to do with your kids!
I love maker fairs and the maker movment behind it. I actually had the chance to watch some live video from the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire a few days ago. And I learned a lot doing it.
I think that stuff like "Calcubot “A Toy That Makes You Think” from Cognitive Tool & Die" should be more incouraged for young kids to play with. I know that when I was young the toys that made me think were my favorite and definatly taught me important problem solving, and creativity skills.
I also think that we need to push for more making in early school programs. It's very commen for a elementry school student to paint a picture, but it is far less commen for that same student to build anything that doesn't have an instuction sheet to be directly followed. I know that the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire had quite a few exibits that were great for young minds.
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