These are the slides from my pitch at the BBC Connected Studio for Knowledge & Learning. Live blog: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0159p26/live Font was supposed to be Gill Sans Light and the slides were in 16:9, Slideshare's nerfed them, sorry. Picture credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/7462873908/sizes/h/in/set-72157630333048696/

1. On the web, there are so many cool
projects to make and do on a Saturday
afternoon that teach you about how the
world works,
that inspire, delight and engage

2. Not everyone knows where to
start

3. SATURDAY
LABS
@si_lumb

4. “Saturday Labs: fun projects
for afternoon
endeavour, made for and by
the maker community.”

5. A selection of things to make and do
Things that light up, things that grow,
things that go zoom, things that go boom

6. Loads of videos of people showing you
how
With ways to get better, something that
remembers and notes your achievements
Something that suggests new projects

7. A way to curate your own cool project
ideas and share them with others
A way to understand how what you’ve
made is relevant to school or work

8. A way to inspire

9. On TV – The inventors, the makers
Online – The labs and challenges
In schools – The best of British lessons
In communities – Showcasing clubs and
societies

10. SATURDAY
LABS
@si_lumb