Latest News in the Jr. FabLab!!

Latest News in the Jr. FabLab!!

Students in PK-Grade 3 have been enjoying the newest addition to our Jr. FabLab: Imagination Playground!! The pieces are lightweight and weatherproof, and encourage open-ended, child-directed play.  The children have built cities, rocket ships, furniture, churches, gyms, amusement parks ... and much more as they work and play together using these innovative materials.

Have a look ...

Jr. FabLab Imagination Playground

What is Jr. FabLab?

What is Jr. FabLab?  

Jr. FabLab is a place where our youngest SSEDS children gather to build, play and share.

Children in PK through Grade 2 enjoy the variety of building materials and playing experiences offered in our Jr. FabLab.    

LEGOs, foam and wooden blocks, a sand table, and ramp construction materials are but a few of the many materials that are available to the children.  Click on the link below to see the children in action!

The Creative Engineers and Artists of Jr. FabLab

Wendell's Robots - Grade 4

Grade 4 students are enjoying our FabLab unit on making robots out of recycled materials. They are creating these robots in the manner of the main character in the book, "Wendell, the World's Worst Wizard". Wendell does not have any magical powers like the other wizards, but he loves to make things - especially robots!! Wendell gets his materials and supplies for the robots by visiting the DUMP, so we created a classroom DUMP, full of recycled materials. Makes for an easy in-class field trip!!

For more photos, watch our Animoto: https://animoto.com/play/6gvWay5rd3El8JnNSUCTtw#

Grade 3 - CD Tops

Grade 3 students enjoyed creating their own spinning tops from recycled CDs, water bottle lids, and marbles.  Optical illusion, balance, friction, left-handed vs. right-handed spinning, timed spinning duration and other variables were explored.  Check out the Animoto link below!

https://animoto.com/play/01kdNllqXX4g0vvdKXFVcQ