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3 WEEKS OF

ContentsPage 3-4: Components & How to UsePage 5: App ExtensionsPages 6-40: MAKER STATIONS & RECORDING

SHEETS

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6-7 PAPER AIRPLANE8-9: ROLLING VEHICLE10-11: BOX12-13: TOWER14-15: BRIDGE16-17: PARACHUTE18-23: BOARD GAME24-25: CHAIN REACTION26-27: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT28-29: CATAPULT30-31: ORIGAMI32-34: STRAW ROCKET35-36: MARBLE MAZE37-38: TRASH TO TREASURE39-40: TOY

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COMPONENTSInstruction Cards with supply lists

and QR Code Resourcesfor students

Student Planningand Reflection Sheets

OptionalApp Extensions

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HOW TO USEMaker Stations provide targeted

design thinking challenges for elementary students, emphasizing

skills in engineering, art, math, science, technology, and music. 15

Maker Station options are provided for 3 weeks of daily home activities.

Each Maker Station includes simplified supply lists, instructions, scannable QR code resources, and

student planning/reflection templates.

App extensions are provided for students to share and present

creations virtually.

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Take a picture of your creation. Write or record your

voice to tell about it.

Take a picture of your creation.Add labels on your picture. Write about your creation.

Add a picture of your creation as the background. Add stickers.

Use the “record” button to tellhow your creation works.

Record a movie about how you made your creation and

how it works.

APPLE NOTESSEESAW

Extension APPSstation

DRAW & TELL IMOVIE

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Make a paperairplane that flies.

MATERIALS RESOURCES

meter stick

FOLD N FLY

MAKE A PAPER AIRPLANE

MakER STATION

paper

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Blueprint Name: ___________________

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TEST

S Paper Airplane

TEST How far did it fly?123

MATERIALS

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Make arolling vehicle.

MATERIALOPTIONS RESOURCES

CARDBOARD VEHICLE

MINI CUP VEHICLE

MakER STATION

CARDBOARD VEHICLE

MINI CUP VEHICLE

paper rolls

toothpicks

straws

foamballs or

playdough

mini cups

tape and scissors

cardboardcircles

scissors

paperfasteners

hole puncher

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Blueprint Name: ___________________

How far did your vehicle roll?

VEHICLE

MATERIALS

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Build a ramp.

How far did your vehicle roll?

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Make a box that holds pennies.

RESOURCES MATERIALOPTIONS

BUILDING BRICK CONTAINER

MakER STATION

INDEX CARD BOX

buildingbricks

index cardsand tape

linkingcubes

pennies

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Blueprint Name: ___________________

How many pennies does your box hold?

Box

What else can yourbox hold?

MATERIALS

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Make a tall tower.

RESOURCES

MakER STATION

MATERIALOPTIONS

STRONG TRIANGLES

SKYSCRAPERS

buildingbricks

index cardsand tape

linkingcubes

mini cups woodenplanks

magneticblocks

TALLEST BUILDINGSIN THE WORLD

CUP TOWERS

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MATERIALS

Blueprint Name: _________________

TALL TOWER

How tall is your tower?

Color the shapes that you used.

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Make a bridgethat holds pennies.

RESOURCES

MakER STATION

STRONG BRIDGES

TYPES OF BRIDGES

MATERIALOPTIONS

buildingbricks

straws and pipe cleaners

woodenplanks

pennies

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MATERIALS

Blueprint Name: _________________

BRIDGE

How many pennies does your bridge hold?

What else can yourbridge hold?

_______pennies

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MATERIALS RESOURCES coffee filters HOW PARACHUTES WORK

MAKING PARACHUTES

MakER STATIONMake a parachute

and basket fora mini figure.

mini cups

string tape

mini figures

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MATERIALS

Blueprint

Name: _________________

PARACHUTE

Did your mini figureland safely?

What else can yourbasket hold?

YES NO

Make a board game.

MakER STATION

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MATERIALS RESOURCES

game boardsand playing pieces

BOARD GAME EXAMPLES

MORE BOARD GAME EXAMPLES

dice

scissors and markers

Game Title

Number of Players

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HOW TO PLAY

Name: ___________________

BOARD GAME

FIRST

NEXT

LAST

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MATERIALOPTIONS RESOURCES

MAKE A MACHINE

RUBE GOLDBERG INVENTIONS

Make achain reaction.

marbles toy cars spools

dominoes mini cupswoodenplanks

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Draw your chain reaction in order.

Name: ______________________

CHAIN REACTION

1 2

3 4

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MATERIALOPTIONS RESOURCES

STRING INSTRUMENTS

HOW-TO VIDEO PLAYLIST

Make a musical instrument.

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

empty tissue boxes

paper rolls

paper

paper plates

rubber bands

straws

cups dry beans or rice

hole puncher, scissors, and

tape

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MATERIALS

Blueprint

Name: ___________________

How does your instrument make sound?

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

Type of Instrument:

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MATERIALOPTIONS RESOURCES

SPOON CATAPULT

POPSICLE STICK CATAPULTS

Make a catapultto launch apom pom.

popsicle sticks

plastic spoons

rubber bands

pom poms

meter stick

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Blueprint Name: ___________________

LAUN

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cATAPULT

TEST How far did your pom pom go?

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MATERIALS

Type of Catapult:

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MATERIALS RESOURCES DOG

BOX

square paper

Make an origamicreation.

HEART

HOUSE

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MATERIALS

Blueprint

Name: ___________________

What did you make?

ORIGAMI

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RESOURCES PAPER STRAW ROCKETS

BALLOON STRAW ROCKETS

MATERIALOPTIONS

Make astraw rocket.

straws paper scraps

paper rockets balloons

scissors and tape

meter stick

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Blueprint Name: ___________________

STRAW ROCKET

TEST How far did it fly?123

MATERIALS

MakER STATION

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RESOURCES BUILDING BRICK MAZE

MATERIALOPTIONS

Make a marble maze.

building bricksand baseplate linking cubes

woodenplanks

marbles

MAZE MAKER

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Blueprint

Name: __________________

MARBLE MAZE

OBSTACLES

MATERIALS

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RESOURCES PAPER ROLL CREATIONS

PLASTIC BOTTLE CREATIONS

MATERIALOPTIONS

Make somethinguseful

out of trash.

paper plastic bottles

paper rolls bottle caps

egg cartons markers

scissors tape

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Blueprint

Name: ___________________

HOW IT IS USEFUL

TRASH TO TREASURE

MATERIALS

What I Made:

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RESOURCES DIY TOYS

TOP 100 TOYS

MATERIALOPTIONS

Make atoy.

popsiclesticks

rubber bands

scissorsand tape

magneticblocks

pipe cleaners

building bricks

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Blueprint

Name: ___________________

How does your toy work?

TOY

MATERIALS

Credits

Thank you for your purchase!

Created by Brooke Brown