Sources

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Here are some good sources for Design Challenges:

·        Boston Museum of Science

·        The Tech Museum of Innovation

·        TeachEngineering

·        Design Squad

·        The Works

·        One Hour Design Challenges from Core77

·        Instructables

·        Exploratorium

·        Houston Children’s Museum

·        Pittsburgh Children’s Museum

·        Virginia  http://www.childrensengineering.org/technology/designbriefs.php

·        Children's Engineering Educators

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From the Maker Educational Initiative:  Where to find making activities for your classroom

Many makers are willing to share their projects and help others. This has led to a wealth of online resources and project instructions. Some good places to look for project inspiration and instructions include:

• Make: Projects is a curated site with a strong emphasis on maker projects, and the Kids and Family section of the Make: blog has projects specifically aimed at young makers.
• Instructables has 80,000+ illustrated projects ranging from food to electronics.
• The MENTOR Makerspace program has produced a guide  for creating a makerspace in high schools.
• Makerbot  has curriculum for using 3D printing in a variety of subject areas.
• Adafruit has tutorials that cover topics such as electronics and Arduino microcontrollers.
• The High Tech Low Tech group at MIT’s Media Lab has created a workshop facilitator’s guide  for soft circuits.
• and a wonderful blog post by Rob Van Hood on making automata toys with 3rd and 4th graders