Journal Prompt

10 minutes to silently think and write

Can you think back to a time in High School when you were passionate about learning? What motivated you? What caused you to become passionate?

Discuss

What motivates students to learn?



For a NBHS student, what is the difference between

intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation?



How can we chance the perspective

of an unmotivated learner?

NuFolio

Studio Management

A visual learning platform that brings student work to the forefront, where ideas, prototypes, feedback, and presentations can all exist in a single location.

Studios

catalog for topical, project-based curriculum that can be filtered by topic subject, length and output

Cyborg Enhancements

Biomimetic Motion

Devices for Activism

Delightful Interventions

Transitopia

Music Makers

WHAT WE ARE MAKING

WHY WE ARE MAKING IT

a hand stitched pocket to learn how to sew

once we can sew, we can create with textiles

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Metal Ruler

Pencil 

Needle

Thread

(multiple colors)

Fabric Squares

(10" x 10")

Scissors

(fabric scissors)

CUT FABRIC PATTERN

Draw with a pencil then cut a rectangle that is 2x the size of what will go in the pocket (it will fold over)

Leave a margin of 1" on every side of the object. This is where the stitch will go. Don't make your pocket too small.

SEW Inside Out

Fold over pocket

opening for hem

Hem stitched

pocket opening

Inside out

hidden seam

PREPARE NEEDLE + THREAD

Cut yourself a wingspan (arm to arm) length of thread, feed it through the needle, and tie off the end of the two ends to create a double-threaded needle. 

PREPARE NEEDLE + THREAD

BACKSTITCH SEWING TECHNIQUE

BACKSTITCH SEWING TECHNIQUE

Pencil in Your Stitch Line

Use Thread Knot to Start

Backstitch Along the Line

WHAT WE ARE MAKING

WHY WE ARE MAKING IT

an LED circuit to illuminate our designed lamps

to understand electricity, voltage, and circuits

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

By pinching the two wires coming out of LED on either side of the 3V button cell battery, we can create a circuit by connecting the + side of the battery to the - side of the battery, which results in the flow of electrons through the wires and the Light Emitting Diode.

THE SIMPLEST CIRCUIT

Electrons jumping from atom to atom in the metal (a conductor material) is the flow of electricity.

An LED circuit requires three basic elements. The light, the wires that create a loop, and a battery. 

A switch can also be added to allow you to open and close the circuit, turning on and off the light. 

+

-

a switch is an electrical drawbridge when the bridge is up the electrons can't go anywhere

the Light Emitting Diode [LED] will provide our light

the battery holds the electrons

LED CIRCUIT BASICS

LEDs

switch

wires

batteries

LED

switch

battery

BUILDING A SIMPLE CIRCUIT

3

Volts

A battery is a device that stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy. The chemical reactions in a battery involve the flow of electrons from one material (electrode) to another, through an external circuit. The flow of electrons provides an electric current that can be used to do work.

THE BATTERY

1.8 - 3.3

Volts

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current flows through it. LEDs have positive (+) and negative (-) sides to them. For an LED to work it needs to be connected to a voltage source with the correct side.

THE LED

A switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit. Interrupting the electric current turns the LED off, connecting the current turns it on. 

THE SWITCH

Securing the wires to the switch

Attach the metal ends of wires through holes of switch prongs

Secure each side with tape - make sure the wires aren't touching each other!

Consider how the light of your LED is being directed and diffused in your lamp

Forward Directional Light Beam of an LED

Light Beam bounced and diffused