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Maker Resources

Make: We are all Makers
Find out what's trending, when and where the next Maker Faire will be held and pick up some terrific project ideas.
Tinkering Studio
"Experiments with science, art,
technology, and delightful ideas."

A Blueprint: Maker Programs for Youth
This 40-page guide published by the New York Hall of Science in 2013 covers how to design, implement, run and evaluate a Maker program.

Creativity Lab
The focus of the Lighthouse Community Charter School's Creativity Lab is to integrate making into the classroom and the website provides access to project guides for students K-12.
Evil Mad Scientist
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is the blog and R&D arm of Evil Mad Science LLC, a family owned small business in California, designing and producing “DIY and open source hardware for art, education, and world domination.”
Exploratorium's Science Snacks
Science snacks are exciting hands-on activities using cheap, available materials that explore natural phenomena.
A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces
The Open Education Database (OEDb) has compiled 16 Resources that librarians interested in starting a makerspace may find helpful.

Makerspace Safety

Creating a Culture of Safety in Makerspaces
Maker Ed has an excellent Makerspace safety resource webpage with links to a video, guide books and self-paced professional development module.
Rules to Make By Poster
By William Gurstelle

Maker Space Organizations & Associations

Anchorage Makerspace
Anchorage Makerspace is a non-profit, cooperative, community workshop offering social space for makers, inventors, artists and others to share their skills and knowledge for the good of the community.
Hackerspaces
"Hackerspaces are community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects."
Juneau Makerspace
"Juneau Makerspace seeks to establish a community oriented location where people can collaborate and encourage one another in bringing their ideas into existence."
Makerspace Directory

Making the case for Making!

Maker Tutorials & Project Ideas

Adafruit Learning Systems
Adafruit Learning Systems is an excellent resource for materials on how to teach electronics. You will find quality guides with step-by-step instructions for electronic projects.
Create + Collaborate Innovate
High School Librarian Collen Graves has created a terrific resource for other librarians interested in starting their own Makerspace.
Instructables
An online forum for sharing, exploring and documenting projects.
Library Makers CraftLab
Advanced craft activities for teens.
Maker Camp Project Guide
Six weeks worth of hands-on fun! These well illustrated activity guides include a list of supplies and detailed instructions.
Makey Makey: Quick Start Guide
This website includes information on how to set up your Makey Makey, lesson ideas, useful group activity guides and videos.
NASA STEM Toolkit
Toolkit includes space themed STEM activities for grades K-12th, lesson plans, videos and more.
SparkFun Tutorials
SparkFun is an online retail store that also happens to offer classes, online tutorials and fun activities that introduce children electronics.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
"ANSEP’s objective is to effect systemic change in the hiring patterns of Alaska Natives in science and engineering by placing our students on a career path to leadership."
A Guide for Women in STEM
This guide outlines reasons women should consider pursuing a STEM related career and provides links to pre-college programs and scholarships available to women.
NASA STEM Resources for K-12 Educators
Each lesson plan includes an educator guide, detailed activities and related video clips.
STEM in Libraries
A blog created by two librarians with a passion for develop fun and entertaining STEM projects for children of all ages.

Blogs

Follow these blogs to stay informed of technology trends taking place.

Renovated Learning
Articles, lesson plans, videos and more to help you on your makerspace journey.

Books

15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius by Simon Monk
ISBN: 9780071755672
Publication Date: 2011-05-24
This wickedly inventive guide explains how to design and build 15 fiendishly fun electronics projects. Filled with photos and illustrations, 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius includes step-by-step directions, as well as a construction primer for those who are new to electronics projects.
Invent to Learn by Sylvia Libow Martinez; Gary S. Stager
ISBN: 9780989151108
Publication Date: 2013-05-01
Join the maker movement!There's a global technological and creative revolution underway. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Using technology to make, repair or customize the things we need brings engineering, design and computer science to everyone.
Makerspaces by John J. Burke
ISBN: 9781442229679
Publication Date: 2014-07-17
A makerspace is an area in a library where users can use tools and equipment to design, build, and create all sorts of different things. It may be a dedicated room or a multipurpose space in which a collection of raw materials and resources can be utilized as desired. Projects range from prototyping product designs with 3D printers, to programming robots, to creating art out of recycled items. This practical guide will help librarians .develop, budget for, and implement makerspaces; .write grant proposals for funding; and understand the mindset behind the maker movement in order to meet patron needs.
3D printing at school and makerspaces by Keon Boozarjomehri
ISBN: 9781502631480
Publication Date: 2018
This fun-filled book offers dozens of creative ideas and easy-to-follow instructions for making everything from wallets and coin purses to novelty neckties and household decorations out of duct tape.