Rhea Ramakrishnan, a Program Specialist in Digital Harbor Foundation’s Megalab, shares a few prompts program staff use to introduce youth to design in Tinkercad.
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DHF’s 5th Anniversary Showcase: 3 Projects To Try in Your Own Space!
Digital Harbor Foundation Youth Projects On January 18th, Digital Harbor Foundation celebrated our 5th Anniversary with a showcase of our youth’s work. Over the course of 14 weeks, youth learned how to use electronic circuitry, programming, and digital fabrication tools and created projects that demonstrated their knowledge of their favorite skills. In this article, we’ll […]
3D Printed Cookie Cutters
How to 3D Print a Cookie Cutter [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Supplies Needed 3D Printer with filament Computer Cookie Caster Website [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Step 1: Visit Cookie Caster Website Visit cookiecaster.com and click on the “Draw your custom cookie cutter” button. [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last […]
Lasercut Lanterns
How to Make a Lasercut Lantern [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Equipment Needed Inkscape Colored cardstock Flameless LED Tea light Access to Lasercutter [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Step 1: Save template After opening Inkscape, download and open the Inkscape template found here: Lasercut Lantern Template Right click on […]
Zipline Racers
How to make a Zipline Racer [two_fifth] [/two_fifth] [three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Supplies Needed Propeller Paper clip Rubber band Hot glue gun Tape Scrap paper Popsicle sticks Caution!: Do not touch the hot end of the hot glue gun and watch where you place your fingers when applying hot glue to popsicle sticks. [/three_fifth_last] […]
Screenprinted T Shirts
How to Screenprint a T Shirt [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Supplies Needed Scissors Duct tape Squeegee Vinyl sticker Paintbrush Iron Screenprinting frame Screenprinting ink Transfer paper T shirt [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Step 1: Iron shirt Iron your shirt to remove wrinkles before screenprinting [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last […]
Magnetic Mazes
How to Make a Magnetic Maze [two_fifth] [/two_fifth] [three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Supplies Needed Copy paper Chipboard Pencil Magnet Paperclip Craft stick Marker Glue stick Glue gun Color pencils Scissors [/three_fifth_last] [two_fifth] [/two_fifth] [three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Step 1: Prototype Maze Using either paper and pencil or whiteboard and marker, create a rough […]
Shadow Puppet Stop Motion
How to Create a Shadow Puppet Stop Motion [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Tools and Supplies Needed Scissors Black cardstock Tape Bamboo skewers White crayon or white pencil Storyboard planning template iPad iStopMotion iPad app White sheet Flashlight [/two_fifth_last] [three_fifth] [/three_fifth] [two_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 20px”] Step 1: Plan your story Begin […]