Student Maker Workshop 1– Dream it. Design it. Make it.

Showings

Reflecting Lounge Sat, Nov 26, 2016 10:30 AM
Reflecting Lounge Sun, Nov 27, 2016 10:30 AM

Description

Student Maker Workshop

The Actua Maker Mobile is a moving makerspace packed with cutting-edge technology that encourages youth to experiment with hands-on learning and create their own innovations in real-time.

Actua’s Innovation150 Maker Mobile will be visiting Perimeter Institute to kick off our joint cross Canada Power of Ideas tour for Innovation150. Actua’s maker workshops will appeal to students in grade 6 and up. Space is limited in each workshop to 30 participants.

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Workshop 1 - Dream it. Design it. Make it.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital design to create two dimensional structures using a computer and laser cutter. Designs will vary in complexity from simple name tags to intricate 3D sculptures that celebrate Canadian inventions. Everyone will take home an artistic rendering of innovation.

For full details please read IMPORTANT WORKSHOP INFORMATION.

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Student Maker Workshop 1:

Dream it. Design it. Make it.

Two days, November 26 or 27

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM 


IMPORTANT WORKSHOP INFORMATION:

  • The workshop duration equals two hours.

  • Recommended for students Grade 6 and up only.

  • Note: there is no room for non-participants in the workshop area.

  • All students must be picked up by 12:30 pm. There were be no supervision after 12:30 pm.

  • A maximum of two tickets are available per ticket account.

Innovation150

Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Innovation150 is a yearlong program offering meaningful and enriching experiences across the country that foster a culture of innovation and inspire the next generation of social and technological innovators.   This signature initiative pairs up five of Canada’s leading science outreach organizations - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Actua, Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canadian Association of Science Centres, and Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation.