The Magnetic Marble Run wall project is now underway. The official wall, for use by our lower school students (k thru 4) is now mounted just outside the Launch Pad, our lower school makerspace (see first three photos below).
My 7th grade technology students are in the process of designing new pieces for their lower school friends, building out cardboard and card stock prototypes, and testing out their designs. We have five prototyping walls ready in PIRL for use by the 7th grade. In some of the photos below, 7th graders can be seen testing out their initial pieces, making revisions based on those tests, and documenting their work along the way.
Our next and final stage will be to use TinkerCAD to design these same components in 3D space, print them out, and mount on the official wall.
My 7th grade technology students are in the process of designing new pieces for their lower school friends, building out cardboard and card stock prototypes, and testing out their designs. We have five prototyping walls ready in PIRL for use by the 7th grade. In some of the photos below, 7th graders can be seen testing out their initial pieces, making revisions based on those tests, and documenting their work along the way.
Our next and final stage will be to use TinkerCAD to design these same components in 3D space, print them out, and mount on the official wall.