Discover, Explore, Create! Learning by doing!
We’re going to try a larger project starting July 14. The goal is for groups so design, build and automate a small cardboard house. Time to pull out the Arduinos, Cardboard, Hot Glue Guns, and Creativity! While participants will work in groups and this is a multi-week project, don’t stay away if you can’t make a week or two. If all goes well, we may have the chance to display the houses at the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery in August!
Disclaimer: Our houses will NOT look the one the image!
Mr. Larry King will lead us in the creation of marble runs using cardboard and craft sticks. Once complete, the goal is to chain the runs together into one large marble run! This workshop gives us a chance to play around with design and physical making. We will be using hot glue guns, which surprisingly enough, get hot. So please be prepared to be careful!
Artemis is a space-ship simulator that allows up to 6 people to staff the bridge of a space cruiser, and up to 8 ships to fly on one server. The game and laptops will be provided. Information about Artemis can be found at http://artemis.eochu.com
This game is for adults as well, not just kids! Channel your inner Trekkie and come play! We will be meeting in Clippinger 036 as normal.
The fuel cell demonstration session will teach you to operate a hydrogen fuel cell mainly to run a small car. Fuel cell need hydrogen gas to generate power, so first by using a battery you will split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. The collected hydrogen and oxygen gas will be used to run the fuel cell. Students will have hands on experience in generating power from fuel cells and they will compete among each other in a fuel cell car competition.
The session will be conducted by students from the Electrochemical Society Student Chapter.
This will be a chance for people to play more with the Arduinos and the 3D printer. I will also have a couple MakeyMakeys out. Bring your ideas and build on what we’ve already learned. If you have not been able to make it to previous sessions, this is a good time to learn some of the things we covered in the first three sessions.
Nick Conroy will lead a 3D printing workshop. We will have several printers available. Nick will discuss the basics of 3D printing and participants will learn how to create 3D models in Tinkercad. The printers will be available to print models, but the reality is that a single print may take a while, so some prints may need to be left for subsequent weeks. Tinkercad is a free online tool supported by Autodesk. In order to save your models, you need to set up an account at https://www.tinkercad.com There will be a limited number of temporary accounts set up, but if you can set up an account in advance (click sign up in the upper right corner of the screen), that would help.
Where: Clippinger 036, Ohio University, Athens OH.
When: 6-8PM
While this is the second week of the workshop, people who were not able to attend the first week are welcome. Much of the time will be spent on tutorials working at your own speed, and there will be plenty of people who can help you get rolling.
For those who were able to attend the first week, we will review some of the work from the first week and see what we can do to understand a little more about what was going on. There will be lots of latitude as to what you can work on, but for those who are interested, the focus will be on using the buzzers with various inputs.
As before parents are encouraged to hang around, especially for the younger kids. We will have a collection of kits, but feel free to bring your own if you have one.
Where: Clippinger 036, Ohio University, Athens OH.
When: 6-8PM
What: The Arduino Microcontroller is a small computer that allows one to easily interface with the world: light lights, sense buttons, run motors, …. This open-source design is one of the major fixtures in the modern-day Do-It-Yourself community. Our first two Maker gatherings of the summer will focus on the Arduino. We’ll have projects for both beginners and more advanced users. Workshops are for Middle School and High-school aged kids. Parents are encouraged to hang around, especially for the younger kids. We will have a collection of kits, but feel free to bring your own if you have one.
We’re looking to start meeting on Thursdays beginning June 2. We will start with an Arduino Workshop for both beginners and advanced. Makers will meet in Clippinger 035 on the campus of Ohio University. In addition to learning about some neat technology, we’re looking forward to doing some building and physical “making” this summer! Stay Tuned and spread the word!
July 30 will be the last gathering of the summer for the Makers with an Open Work night in Clippinger 036. We will have the Arduino Kits available as well as the Makey Makeys. We will also have a couple of tubs of K’Nex and Legos. Scratch will be available online, and we’ll try to have a few other things out to play with. Bring your ideas and projects, work with your friends, or just explore some more!
