WhyMaker

The first page of this resource is the Hot Glue Gun Safety Rules and Contract to share with students. Print it or share it with your students. The Hot Glue Gun Safety Rules and Contract clearly list 6 rules of how to be safe when working with and around the hot glue guns. There are two tips for using hot glue effectively. Then there is a short paragraph that student will sign that states they were listening to the rules and understand all the rules. The rest of the document is a script of how t

A worksheet for students to use to review each other's work. This document is incredible helpful to use before sending TinkerCad files to print. It helps students check for mistakes themselves and for their peers. It gives clear instructions on what to look for and next steps to follow. Incredible helpful for having successful 3D printing classroom projects and 3D prints from the printer. The worksheet asks the questions: Is it saved and named right? Can I tell what it is when I look at it quic

Using this simple project planner you will be able to create a Maker or STEM project in a few steps in your own words. The planner will guide you to think about the important parts of the project and the needs of the students. With only 6 questions to answer you can have a STEM or Maker project created in no time! The planner starts out asking about current curriculum units you teach, challenges you can pose to your students and what add-ons you want to use as a teacher. Then it walks you thro