It appears that 2013 will be the year for great, new museums. I mentioned the Museum of Mathematics last week. This week, while researching the site I am blogging about today, I found out that the famed Exploratorium of San Francisco is moving to a new location. Fortunately, The Tinkering Studio site, sponsored by the Exploratorium, is still up and running – though it appears that the Exploratorium site is not. Hopefully, it is just getting an upgrade like its physical counterpart.
The Tinkering Studio is full of interesting ideas for, well, tinkering. There definitely seems to be a resurgence of the maker movement, and this site can inspire many creative projects. Each project is described, offers pictures, and gives reasons for its educational value. Many also offer PDF’s with instructions on how to do the project.
I am going to offer this site as a resource for my 5th graders, who have a Genius Hour each week, and who are sometimes looking for ideas for their next learning project. I’m also going to keep it in mind for my 10-year-old when she says, “I’m bored,” this summer…
