Makerspace Library Centers

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  • Marble Maze Building makerspace center sign with editable, printable, and digital icons.Marble Maze Building makerspace center sign with competencies and standards addressed, and list of product contents.

    Marble Maze Building Makerspace Center

    $10.00

    At this library center, students build a marble maze to race marbles through using Q-BA-MAZE™ blocks (purchased separately). It’s an easy, low-prep way to incorporate makerspace, STEM, and/or STEAM skills into your curriculum.

    Grade Levels:
    2nd through 5th Grade
    Adaptable for other grade levels

    Teaching Duration:
    Yearlong center

     

  • Collaborative Sticker Puzzle Makerspace & Library Center sign that is editable, printable, and digital for Google Drive or Classroom.Curriculum competencies and learning standards on center sign for Collaborative Sticker Puzzle Makerspace Center.

    Collaborative Sticker Puzzle Makerspace Library Center

    $10.00

    Inspire your students to collaborate across grades and classes and create a sticker puzzle poster with this low-prep makerspace center for your school library.

    Grade Levels:
    Kindergarten through 5th Grades
    adaptable for middle school

    Teaching Duration:
    Yearlong tool

     

  • Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 2nd and 3rd grade students to design and build a Pulley Pull-up: Use the building materials to make a pulley that can lift one of the objects at your table. Reflection Questions: What everyday things have a pulley in them or use a pulley to work? What could you add or change about your pulley to make it better next time? Design & Build activity details: 10-15 minutes, individual activity, list of materials needed.Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 4th and 5th grade students to design and build with a Circuit Kit Introduction: Create a simple circuit from the circuit kit. Remember to include a power source or battery, wires or connections, and 1 thing that lights up, makes a sound, or moves. If you have time, add another light, sound, or movement feature to your circuit. Reflection Questions: What was most challenging about getting your circuit to work? What happened to the circuit when you added a second light, sound, or movement? Design & Build activity details: 10-15 minutes, individual activity, list of materials needed.

    Demco® Maker Task Cards – Design & Build

    Each set contains 25 unique makerspace activities for students to design and build independently or with limited guidance during a fixed-schedule library class.

    Choice of Levels or Grade-Level Sets

    • Level 1 – Kindergarten & 1st Grade (Grades K-1)
    • Level 2 – 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade (Grades 2-3)
    • Level 3 – 4th Grade & 5th Grade (Grades 4-5)

     

  • Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 4th and 5th grade students to do Constellation Sewing: Choose a constellation from the books at your table or a digital resource, or design your own. Draw your constellation on the piece of plastic canvas, and thread some yarn onto a needle. Sew the stars and shape of your constellation onto the canvas with your yarn. Tie a knot, or cut and glue the end of the yarn to the back of the canvas to finish your constellation. Reflection Questions: Why did your choose to make that design or constellation? What other designs or projects could you make with the yarn and plastic canvas? Arts & Creativity activity details: 15-20 minutes (or extend to multiple class periods if there is room to store the projects between classes), individual activity, list of materials needed.Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 2nd and 3rd grade students to make a Book Cover: Help! Your favorite book needs new artwork! Use the Sketches app to create a new book cover. Be sure to include your book's title and author. Reflection Questions: Explain your book choice. How does your new artwork promote reading the book? Arts & Creativity activity details: 15 minutes, individual or partner activity, list of materials needed.

    Demco® Maker Task Cards – Arts & Creativity

    Designed by practicing elementary teacher-librarians, each set contains 25 unique makerspace activities for students to create and make independently or with limited guidance during a fixed-schedule library class.

    Choice of Levels or Grade-Level Sets

    • Level 1 – Kindergarten & 1st Grade (Grades K-1)
    • Level 2 – 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade (Grades 2-3)
    • Level 3 – 4th Grade & 5th Grade (Grades 4-5)