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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Start-to-finish, fun projects for makers of all types, ages, and skill levels! This easy-to-follow guide features dozens of DIY, low-cost projects that will arm you with the skills necessary to dream up and build your own creations. The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn offers practical tips for beginners and open-ended challenges for advanced makers. Each project features non-technical, step-by-step instructions with photos and illustrations to ensure success and expand your imagination. You will learn recyclables hacks, smartphone tweaks, paper circuits, e-textiles, musical instruments, coding and programming, 3-D printing, and much, much more! Discover how to create: • Brushbot warriors, scribble machines, and balloon hovercrafts • Smartphone illusions, holograms, and projections • Paper circuits, origami, greeting cards, and pop-ups • Dodgeball, mazes, and other interesting Scratch games • Organs, guitars, and percussion instruments • Sewed LED bracelets, art cuffs, and Arduino stuffie • Makey Makey and littleBits gadgets • Programs for plug-and-play and Bluetooth-enabled robots • 3D design and printing projects and enhancements

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Author:   Colleen Graves ,  Aaron Graves
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.717kg
ISBN:  

9781259644252

ISBN 10:   1259644251
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   16 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 An Introduction to Making and Tinkering Sharing Making Projects Accessible Classroom Tips Go Make Something! A Note On Safety 2 Starting Small and Low Cost Project 1: Brush Bot Warriors Project 2: Cardboard Arena Obstacles and Traps Project 3: DIY Paper Clip and Brad Switches Reusing an Existing Switch Projects 4 and 5: Scribble Machines Project 4: Scribble Bots Project 5: Perfect Circle Machine with littleBits Projects 6–8: Balloons and Straws Project 6: Balloon Monorail Project 7: Balloon Hovercraft Project 8: Balloon Boats and Cars “Make Something That Moves” Challenge 3 Smart Phone Projects Project 9: Pepper’s Ghost Get Smart Project 10: Smart Phone Hologram/Illusion Challenge Project 11: Smart Phone Projector “Smart Stand” Challenge 4 Paper Circuits Project 12: LED Origami Projects 13–16: Paper Circuit Greeting Cards Project 13: Simple Circuit Card Project 14: Flip the Switch Card Project 15: Parallel Circuit Card Project 16: Disco Branched Circuit Card Projects 17 and 18: Pop-Up Paper Circuitry Tricks Project 17: Pull-Tab Switch Project 18: Tiered Pull-Tab Trick “Pop-Up Paper Circuitry Book” Challenge 5 Coding Project 19: Getting to Know Scratch Project 20: Scratch Maze Game Project 21: Arduino littleBits Project—Using Ardublock “Coding” Challenge 6 Musical Instruments Project 22: Popsicle Stick Kazoo Project 23: DIY Phonograph PVC Instrument Safety Tips Project 24: PVC Playground Pipe Organ Shakers and Rainsticks Project 25: Rainsticks Project 26: One-String Guitar Project 27: Adding a Piezo Pickup and an Audio Jack to an Existing Project “DIY Musical Instrument” Challenge 7 Sewing Circuits: Beginner to Advanced E-Textiles Project 28: Sewing LED Bracelets Project 29: Wearable Art Cuff with DIY Switch Project 30: Heavy Metal Stuffie with Lilypad Arduino “E-Textile” Challenge 8 Makey Makey Projects 31–33: Building Swing Switches, Fold Switches, and Pressure Sensors Project 31: Building a Swing Switch Project 32: Building a Fold Switch Project 33: Building a Pressure-Sensor Switch Project 34: Makey Makey Paper Circuit Project 35: Marble Wall Switches “Makey Makey Assistive Technology” Challenge 9 Coding and Programming Objects Project 36: Programming Dash and Dot with Tickle App Equilateral Triangle with Dash/Dot Right Triangle with Dash and Dot Obtuse Triangle with Dash Project 37: Programming Triangles with Sphero and Tickle Right Triangle with Sphero Project 38: Programming Triangles with Sphero and SPRK Lightning Lab Project 39: Programming a Robot Dance Party With Tickle Project 40: Programming with Hummingbird Robotics and Snap! “App-Smashing Programming” Challenge 10 littleBits Project 41: Robot Arms and Moving Gates Project 42: Flashing Rainbow Lamp or Tunnel Project 43: Classic Miniature Golf Windmill “How Does __ Work? And Can I Make My Own?” Challenge 11 3D Printing Project 44: Designing for Makey Makey—Earth Bracelet Project 45: Designing for Littlebits—Wheels and Pulleys for a DC Motor Project 46: DIY Phonograph Top Project 47: Sphero Paddles “3D Printing” Challenge 12 Mixing It All Together Project 48: Adding a Makey Makey Go Switch and littleBits Audio to a Smart Phone Projector Project 49: littleBits Makey Makey Confetti Catapult Photo Finish Project 50: Musical Paper Circuits with Makey Makey Go Project 51: littleBits Sphero Smart Track “Makerspace Mash-Up Fun” Challenge Appendix Index

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Colleen Graves (Denton, TX) brings a passionate artistic energy to the school library world; this passion earned her the School Library Journal/Scholastic School Librarian of the Year Co-Finalist Award in 2015. She is active on Twitter and blogs about makerspaces at http://colleengraves.org/. Aaron Graves (Denton, TX) is a school librarian with 15 years of experience. He is a mash-up of robot geek, book lover, and tech wizard. Aaron gained his perseverance for projects through collaborative and interactive art experiences as a member of the Good/Bad Art Collective.

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