Makerspaces Australia
The Makerspaces in schools sections has information about how to set up a makerspace in your school.Get some tips on how to use Arduino an open-source electronics prototyping platform often found in Makerspaces.View video which demonstrates what the Raspberry Pi is and its potential uses. Use YOUmedia to enable connected learning networking with schools and libraries that utilize Makerspaces.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | Professional learning |
Format | Web page |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P03
Design a user interface for a digital system
AC9TDI6P04
Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate designs
AC9TDI8P04
Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P04
Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by interviewing stakeholders to create user stories |
Keywords | Makerspaces, Maker spaces, STEM, Arduino, YOUmedia, Raspberry Pi, Interfaces, Programming boards, Prototyping, Sensors, Connected learning, Project-based learning |
Organisation | Makerspaces Australia |
Copyright | Makerspaces Australia. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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