Be inspired by our expert learning team as they share the latest on STEM learning with 3D
Over the years we have had lots of excited teachers tell us about how their students’ spatial skills improve by using Makers Empire. Recent research conducted by the University of South Australia is now helping us understand more about the impact that the Makers Empire 3D learning program has on students’ spatial reasoning abilities. “After...
Jackson School in Melbourne, Australia, provides an excellent specialised curriculum for 5-18YO students with special needs. We know that regular classroom teachers in Australia and America have had great learning success using Makers Empire with their special needs students so we were very interested to see how the Jackson School students and teachers found learning...
At Makers Empire, we want to help children become creators, innovators and problem solvers so they can adapt and thrive in a dynamic world. We do this by equipping educators with the tools, resources and support they need to embrace creativity and making in education for improved student performance, engagement and learning. We've created this...
STEM has been a hot topic for some time now, and we need it to stay that way as educators, industry and government work together to make sure that our young people are well equipped to thrive in the future. I think we can all agree that our young people are heading into a future...
Are we teaching all the letters in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer and Mathematics) or are some receiving more attention than others? If you look around, math and science are staples of education, while technology is integrated into many areas of student learning. But what about engineering? Engineering, the ‘E’ in STEM, is often overlooked, especially...
The shortage of women in STEM careers and STEM fields has been well documented. Girls that enjoy STEM subjects in primary and elementary school grow into young women who may then go on to study STEM subjects in high school and a STEM-related degree at college or university. This provides a pathway to a career...
Aligned to Australian Common Core Standards, Australian Curriculum, Next Generation Science Standards
In this lesson, students explore states of matter. They design an investigation to find out whether ice melting on land or melting sea ice has the most impact on sea levels.
In this engaging lesson, students will research and investigate friction. They will roll toys cars down a ramp onto different surfaces to test the effect of friction.
In this engineering challenge, students are asked to design a stand for an iPad or tablet to help their school save money having to buy commercially made products.
Students review 2D shapes and learn about their relationship to 3D objects. They learn how 2D shapes make up famous landmarks such as Paris' Louvre Pyramid.
Discover how these teachers and students are using Makers Empire in the classroom
Luke Drain is a classroom teacher at Carlingford West Public School in Sydney. Luke came to teaching after studying IT and was fortunate to secure a position at Carlingford West shortly after he finished his degree. We spoke to Luke recently about how he is using 3D printing and Makers Empire to engage students in...
Few would argue that STEM learning in K-8 schools is a bad idea. But many are unaware of just how important these STEM initiatives are to our schools. As reported by CNBC, last year the US had three million STEM jobs left unfilled due to a lack of qualified workers. The same is true in Australia...
Teacher Aaron Vigor from Huntfield Heights Primary School was completely new to 3D printing before he embarked on the Learning by Design course with Makers Empire as part of the DECD rollout to 49 South Australian schools. "Before the project, I had no knowledge of 3D printing. I knew it existed but had no idea...
Where do good ideas come from? It's said that necessity is the mother of invention. Whether it's an everyday inconvenience or a big picture challenge, innovation is driven by people simply trying to solve a problem. In the case of 12YO William Grame, trying to solve an everyday frustration sparked an unexpected journey as an...
We recently caught up with Kim Smith (below), the amazing Technology Director for St. Ann School in New Jersey to learn about the fantastic ways she is using the Makers Empire 3D Printing Learning Program at the school. St. Ann School has used the Makers Empire 3D printing learning program since 2016 across all grade...
At Makers Empire, we love hearing about the clever ways schools use 3D printing and design to enhance and transform their students' learning experience. We recently caught up with Shireen Winrow, the E-learning facilitator at Redlands School in Sydney, Australia, to discuss how they have been using Makers Empire at Redlands. A Microsoft Innovate Expert...
Try one of these free sample ideas and see how learning is transformed with 3D
At Makers Empire, we want to help children become creators, innovators and problem solvers so they can adapt and thrive in a dynamic world. We do this by equipping educators with the tools, resources and support they need to embrace creativity and making in education for improved student performance, engagement and learning. We've created this...
Makers Empire’s 3D Design software can really help young designers to think scientifically. Here are our top 10 design challenges for K-8 students that bring science and 3D design together. What Do You Notice? Scientists make observations. They are curious and take notice of the world around them. They think about their observations and ask...
At Makers Empire we see lots of great examples of teachers integrating 3D design and printing into different curriculum areas. Here are our top ten design challenge ideas for integrating mathematics with 3D design. 1. Use Makers Empire’s Blocker Module to create shapes and designs that have specific perimeters. What if students were asked to...
