Makerspace: Tying classroom learning goals to creativity and innovation.
The educational objective of Makerspace at Queen of All Saints is for all students to engage in hands-on learning tools, engineering, technology and robotics to enhance 21st century learning skills.
The Queen of All Saints Makerspace program implements the Engineering/Design Process:
Makerspace: Reverse Engineering
Makerspace: Marble run
Novel Engineering
Novel Engineering brings together reading, problem solving and engineering focusing on STEM goals and Project Based Learning methods. Students read a book then discuss problems encountered by the characters in the book. After analyzing and discussing problems, and brainstorming solutions students design a product that helps the characters overcome the problem or improve a solution. -- Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (novelengineering.org).
Novel Engineering: Happy 150 Birthday St. Louis
