Makerspace Tips and Tricks

2. Session begins
Write your name on a
Piece of paper along
With your email!
Put your name on the paper!!
coffeeforthebrain.com/ncce19

3. Aaron Maurer
@coffeechugbooks
coffeeforthebrain.com/ncce19

4. MakeGeeking
Hacks and Tricks

5. I have one personal goal…….

6. To not feel like this about this session…….

7. But to feel like this!

8. Goals
• Learn some things you can use TOMORROW!
• Less THEORY and More REALITY
• Enhance prior learning
• Understand importance of tinkering
• Infuse years of nerdy wisdom
• Have fun!

9. Criteria
• Cheap
• Applicable to any learning space
• Quick and easy
• Follow Up Support
• Stupid DUH!
• Have fun!

12. Organization

16. Dot Stickers
• Green = use and keep
• Yellow = use and return
• Red = adult supervision

44. Sample Board

45. Anchor Charts for Making!

47. Mathematical Tables
Different Sizes for Different Configurations

48. Planning for Making

49. First Aid Kit
Do you know where you materials are?

50. Safety Glasses

51. 2 types of
people who
solder
1. Those that have
burned themselves
2. Those that will

52. 2 types of
people who
use hot glue
1. Those that have
burned themselves
2. Those that will

53. How NOT to test if hot glue has cooled down
Never use finger, it hasn’t!

54. Proper Attire
Hair, loose items, anything that could be an issue!

55. Richard Feynman
Mock Teach for Mastery

56. Kenny Rogers Logic
You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em
Know when to walk away and know when to run

57. Kenny Rogers Logic
The extent in which you don’t want to stop working on a project with
frustration is directly proportional to the time in which you need to do so!

58. 10% Order Rule

59. Time
Quote It And Double It

60. Pick 2
•It can be built well
•It can be built quickly
•It can be built cheaply

61. PROTOTYPE
• LOOKS LIKE PROTOTYPE
• WORKS LIKE PROTOTYPE

66. Making

71. Sand Cardboard
300 grit or higher

76. Spray Paint
10-12 inches away
Sweep horizontally
Overlap slightly
Go beyond object

83. Hot Glue as Electronics Insulator

87. General Reminders

93. WD-40 or Duct Tape
If it moves and shouldn’t = duct tape
If it does not move and should = WD-40

95. Action Goal
Write down one thing you plan to experiment with
between now and March