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Grade/s: 4, 5, 6
Subject/s: English, Mathematics, Technologies
Format: Printable unit plan
Students will use the Design Thinking cycle to identify a problem or need, design, prototype and test a product and then pitch it to classmates.
Grade/s: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, K
Subject/s: Art & Music, English, Geography, History, Technologies
Format: Printable single lesson
100 years ago, the first-ever aeroplane flew from England to Australia. Marmaduke the mascot hitched a ride and now he wants to do it again. Students will learn about the historical flight and create their own Marmaduke mascot.
Grade/s: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, K
Subject/s: Art & Music, Technologies
Format: Printable single lesson
Every year on November 19th, people around the world celebrate one of the most famous board games on International Play Monopoly Day.
Grade/s: 2, 3
Subject/s: Art & Music, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Technologies
Format: Printable unit plan
As we explore Australia, we see many 'Big Things' that are landmarks for tourists. In this unit, students use an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture to design a 'Big Thing' for a location based on a dreamtime story.
Grade/s: 1, 2, K
Subject/s: English, Mathematics, Science, Technologies
Format: Printable unit plan
This unit was designed for students who've newly arrived in Australia and who need to develop their English vocabulary of homes and furniture.
Grade/s: 6, 7
Subject/s: English, Science, Technologies
Format: Printable unit plan
Students will design a 3D printed unique and personalised solution to a problem for an elderly person.
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Grade/s: 3, 4, 5
Subject/s: Science, Technologies
Format: Printable single lesson
Students research, plant, look after various types of herbs. They then design and 3D print plant markers to identify the different types of herbs in their garden. This lesson is designed to complement a school garden project where students are involved in all aspects of looking after a food garden. They plan the garden plot and decide which plants to grow, they tend and water the garden, harvest the produce and use the fresh ingredients to cook delicious and nutritious recipesIn this lesson, students research, plant, look after various types of herbs.They design and 3D print plant markers to identify the different types of herbs in their garden.
Grade/s: 6, 5, 4
Subject/s: Technologies, Mathematics, English
Format: Printable unit plan
Students will use the Design Thinking cycle to identify a problem or need, design, prototype and test a product and then pitch it to classmates. This is a draft Unit Plan for a middle primary entrepreneurship project. Please feel free to copy and change it with your own ideas. There are LOTS of resources from the Stanford Design School. Start here: https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/k12-lab-network-resource-guide
Grade/s: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, K
Subject/s: Technologies, History, Geography, English, Art & Music
Format: Printable single lesson
100 years ago, the first-ever aeroplane flew from England to Australia. Marmaduke the mascot hitched a ride and now he wants to do it again. Students will learn about the historical flight and create their own Marmaduke mascot. This lesson plan is designed to be flexible, open and customisable for all primary year levels. It can be delivered as a single lesson, or extended into several lessons. Teachers will readily see connections between the tasks and other classroom activities.Teachers are advised that the Wikipedia article about the 1919 flight (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_England_to_Australia_flight) contains some useful information but also notes the plane crashes and deaths of pilots from the other teams.During August 2019, students can enter their Marmduke designs into the Makers Empire monthly design competition. See more information here - https://www.makersempire.com/marmaduke/
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Stephanie Hultine is a grade four teacher at Foster Elementary in Colorado. Stephanie has a Masters degree in Education Media Design and Technology and has been teaching students from kindergarten to fourth-grade for 12 years. Her first years of teaching were spent in Las Vegas teaching at a Title 1 school. After 8 years in Vegas,...
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Makers Empire News / 29 Jul 19
How An Educator Used 3D Printing To Teach Literacy and Numeracy in a Rural School
Shauna Wood is a primary school teacher and Makers Empire Ambassador. She has been teaching for six years and has a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. She currently teaches at Madison Park Primary School; previously, she taught at Carlton School. We recently spoke with Shauna earlier this year about her experience learning about 3D...
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Makers Empire News / 09 Jul 19
Delivering 3D Tech to Denver Public School District | Custom Professional Development
The Makers Empire team recently spent some time in Denver, USA, to deliver customised professional development and Makers Empire to schools in the Denver Public Schools district. 54 teachers representing 38 schools from the Denver Public Schools district attended the Makers Empire training days held at Mind Spark Learning, a purpose-built facility for teacher training and...
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