Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Build Robots

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Build Robots
Author: Jacob Cohen
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477778217

Robots are at the heart of the makerspaces movement, which aims to bring together like-minded computer experts to build collaborative projects. This book introduces readers to the nascent world of makerspaces and its potential. Readers learn how to find these spaces in their local community or even in the local library. They then learn how to use makerspaces tools such as Arduino microcontrollers or Lego Mindstorms to build full-functioning programmable robots, all to their specifications. Not only does this knowledge inspire a sense of fun, it can also be applied to any number of STEM careers.

10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Science

10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Science
Author: Erin Staley
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499438486

Makerspaces are community-based, hands-on workshops in which people of all ages and skill levels come together to learn, work together, and create. Using creativity and collaboration, makerspace science projects are both fun and fulfilling. This guide brings science to life with ten easy-to-follow makerspace activities using sewing machines, laser cutters, 3D printers, electronics, woodworking tools, and metalworking equipment. Makers will develop new people and project skills, build confidence by overcoming challenges, and possibly discover innovative ways to address modern-day issues with science.

Careers in Robotics

Careers in Robotics
Author: Carol Hand
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508188149

Robotics is one of the most exciting career fields of the twenty-first century. This stimulating volume introduces readers to robotics makerspaces and describes how student makerspace experiences and robotics competitions can lead to a career in robotics. It captures the breadth of the robotics industry, describing recent robotics research in home control, medicine, industry, and the military and outlines the skills, education, and degrees required to work in robotics, and the process of finding a robotics job. Informative profiles of several makerspaces as well as day-in-the-life scenarios of roboticists in the space program and the service industry, among others, will keep readers engaged.

10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Language Arts

10 Great Makerspace Projects Using Language Arts
Author: Anita Louise McCormick
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499438451

Makerspaces, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, robotics, and other high-tech tools, are often associated with STEM programs like science, math, and technology. Educators have discovered that the learning opportunities makerspaces offer can be just as valuable in other curriculum areas as well. This volume fuses this fabulous technology with the Language Arts.

Physical Computing and Makerspaces

Physical Computing and Makerspaces
Author: Amie Jane Leavitt
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477776591

The urge to experiment and create has been strong in humankind since time immemorial. So, too, has the need to gather together for the greater good. Makerspaces, where innovators meet to advance technologies through physical computing, answer the call of both these motivating factors. Once a wave of the future, makerspaces are quickly becoming a fixture in the here and now. This books lets students discover where to find, and how to make the best use of, these creative spaces.

Robots, Cyborgs, and Androids

Robots, Cyborgs, and Androids
Author: Jason Porterfield
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508180458

People have long dreamed of creating machines that can carry out the same tasks as people. These dreams have led to the creation of many sci-fi books, movies, and shows that attempt to depict how people would live with robots, cyborgs, and androids. This compelling book traces the history of robotics as a science, while describing in vivid detail some of the most influential works in all of science fiction, including those by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Fritz Lang, Eando Binder, and Isaac Asimov. Readers will ponder intriguing questions about the ethics of how robots, cyborgs, and androids are used and treated.

Creating with Vinyl Cutters

Creating with Vinyl Cutters
Author: Cathleen Small
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508173508

Readers will learn where vinyl cutters fit into a Fab Lab and how vinyl cutters can bring precision to intricate designs. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced projects will explain what materials each project requires and what processes are involved in completing a project. An overview of making industries will offer the reader an understanding of how operating a vinyl cutter can translate into a career. This title fits well into grades five through eight Common Core standards with its wealth of engaging information that asks the reader to think about creativity and problem solving in the context of making.

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Make Musical Instruments

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Make Musical Instruments
Author: Greg Roza
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477778241

Makerspaces are all about teaching through collaboration. This title grabs the attention of young people who are musically as well as technically inclined by showing them that they can make their own instruments—literally. Recent technologies such as 3-D printing and Arduino microcontrollers allow virtually anyone to make a fully functioning instrument. This resource shows young people exactly how to take advantage of the burgeoning makerspaces phenomenon with expert interviews and information on “meet-ups” where like-minded musicians can share their knowledge.

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Explore Arduino & Electronics

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Explore Arduino & Electronics
Author: Don Rauf
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477778179

If makerspaces allow young people to collaborate on building projects, then Arduino allows them to go to the next level. Arduino is a do-it-yourself kit that includes a microcontroller that makes using electronics more accessible. Basically, this means that even those who are not experts in electronics can do amazing things, such as build and program robots. This book opens young people up to the possibilities of this exciting world by explaining exactly what makerspaces and Arduino are and how virtually anyone can use these tools to build programmable devices, a skill that is essential in any STEM field.