30th July, 2018 During the second week back this term, the Makerspace students have been very busy creating Kooky Cone Critters. Using a pine cone for the body and pipe cleaners for some crazy hair effects, the girls are enjoying the challenge of keeping the cones upright as well has a box full of materials…
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Makerspace Activities Term 3, 2018
We have an action packed term 3, with great activities for the year 5 and 6 students. Book week will be held in the middle of the term, and the theme this year is “Find your Treasure”, so we have incorporated a Hidden Poetry competition for the students to “find” the poem within the words…
Mechanica Creations in Photoshop
4th June, 2018 Several year 7 students who have been involved in an interschool writing extension workshop, have been busy creating fantastic mechanical creatures using Photoshop. Lance Balchin, the Author and Illustrator of “Mechanica, a Beginner’s field guide”, shared his expertise in Photoshop with the students at the first workshop. The second workshop will be…
Google Expeditions
28th March 2018 Last week in the McAuley Makerspace the students were introduced to Google Expeditions. Imagine staring into the eye of a Category 5 hurricane, or swimming amongst the beautiful coral and fish in the Caribbean. Google Expeditions provides students with the opportunity to be engaged in immersive lessons where the outside world meets…
Mother’s Day High Tea Flowers
25th May, 2018 Blooming Lovely – May Morning Tea. The giant flowers, were internally lit with mini LED bulbs and used to decorate the photo booths, the main stage, information boards and tables at the event held at Brisbane City Hall. the Makerspace flowers were greatly admired by all and the Mothers’ Network were very…
Kitty planters
Week 5 20th February 2018 The students in the McAuley Makerspace are now onto their 3 project for the year. They are making Kitty Planters out of recycled 2 litre milk Bottles. Both the top and the bottom of the milk bottle is used, creating a self watering pot for a small plant. Here are…
Macrame Keyrings
15th February 2018 The McAuley MakerSpace has been a hive of activity during the first 4 weeks of term. Students have enjoyed creating paper flowers, pom poms, name badges and this week they are learning the skill of Macrame. Creating their own key ring out of natural cotton cord or jute and adding a couple…
Makerspace Activities Term 1 2018
17th November, 2017 We have many activities for the students in McAuley Makerspace beginning in Term 1 of 2018. Some of the activities have been repeated because they proved to be popular this year. The students will have to sign in to some of the ongoing projects, but there is always something to…
SLIME!!!
23rd October, 2017 Last week the Makerspace had a SLIME activity during lunchtimes. It coincided with Science week, and the activity was booked out every lunchtime, with some students missing out. We have never seen the makerspace so busy. The first slime that the students made was Chalkboard Slim, and when it was stretched…