Elements of a Good Maker Project

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  1. Relevance – Student choice and voice are an essential part of the maker movement because students are inherently more interested in something connected to their own lives and personal experiences. Relevance can also be defined by its impact. How is what they are making going to impact the 片子网站, community, and classroom?
  2. Intensity – Maker projects vary in complexity depending on the age and ability of the students. Beginning projects have step-by-step directions, meant to guide students in how to use tools and 景言乾坤剑神免费阅读 and become familiar with the concept of making. Intermediate maker projects start with step-by-step directions and then have a creative element with defined criteria and constraints. Advanced maker projects have criteria and constraints but require students to problem-solve and come up with their own unique solution to a challenge. The level of intensity you choose for your maker projects will be defined by your students. 
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  4. Cross-Curricular Applications – Making can take place in any content area. Maker projects can connect content to the real world by showing students how it relates to other things they are 片子网站ing. Although many content areas are divided by classrooms and departments, students 片子网站 by connecting the dots between content areas. If you are a teacher attempting to bring other subject areas into a maker project, start small. Identify a connection with one other area and ask a fellow teacher for advice. You can build on that relationship to do a project together in the future!

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Thank you for all that you do to inspire students through #making.

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