Makerspaces at Lamar Elementary
Makerspaces Benefits
Cubelets
Duplo
Lego
Little Bits
Magformers
Colourful, sturdy, plastic shapes used for building. Magnetic shapes like squares, triangles and pentagons are used for construction.
OSMO and the Tangram App
Tangram is an old Chinese game made of a square divided into seven basic geometric shapes that can be put together to create hundreds of other shapes. Osmo’s twist on this old game is ingenious and highly interactive. The tangram app displays a shape on the screen and the objective is for the students to recreate this shape using the real life tangram pieces that come with the Kit. The app is designed to adjust the difficulty level and the support it provides to the student, therefore the teacher can differentiate lessons and activities to meet the needs of a diverse group of students.
Straws & Connectors
Tumble Trax
ZOOB
The Zoob Building Set provides a wide range of possibilities for students challenges to come up with their own creative designs.