This week our after school Li'l Creators worked on their ScribbleBot, version 2. The first go round last week was a bit of a challenge, I discovered, for some of the younger students. We tried building ScribbleBots from scratch, using recycled items we have in PIRL Terrace. For the older students, manipulating the tiny pieces, using glue guns and masking tape, and holding multiple items in place was manageable. For the littler ones, these tasks could be quite frustrating.
I decided to try a new approach, using Autodesk 123D to design a ScribbleBot body, and have since posted my final design on Thingiverse so that others might also benefit. It seems to work well, while still allowing the students freedom to add on to the design. I purposefully placed holes in the body, so that other pieces could be attached, like pipe cleaners, pen caps, and all sorts of small objects. For class, we used dry erase markers on a large white board table, but the students took their bots home with regular marker pens.
Next week, BristleBots!
I decided to try a new approach, using Autodesk 123D to design a ScribbleBot body, and have since posted my final design on Thingiverse so that others might also benefit. It seems to work well, while still allowing the students freedom to add on to the design. I purposefully placed holes in the body, so that other pieces could be attached, like pipe cleaners, pen caps, and all sorts of small objects. For class, we used dry erase markers on a large white board table, but the students took their bots home with regular marker pens.
Next week, BristleBots!
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