Ready, Set, Create: A Maker Space Lab

Unleash Your Inner Inventor in a Makerspace Lab

 

A makerspace is a place where people get together to tinker, ponder and create. In our Makerspace Lab, students will tackle a variety of engineering challenges and develop their own innovation or invention.

Using a variety of everyday materials, students will take on challenges such as “create a fall-proof skateboard” or “create an all-weather hat.” Art, science and engineering will come into play as students develop innovative solutions. As a final project, students will come up with an innovation or invention of their own. They will gain experience in product design, technical writing and art design as they develop their creations. Then they will present their inventions to a panel of classmates in a format similar to the television show “Shark Tank.”

What You Will Learn

Tackle a variety of engineering challenges and develop your own innovation or invention.

• Learn to identify multiple solutions to an engineering challenge.
• Strengthen your skills in problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Research innovations and inventions to discover how scientists work.
• Practice product design, technical writing and art design.
• Create your own innovation and present it to a panel of students for approval.

Return to the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy website here.

Note: Upon successful enrollment of a section, students will receive a confirmation email from our Student Services team. This email will include a link to an authorization form that is required to be completed within 72-hours of enrollment. 

In response to COVID-19 health guidelines, we have restructured our in-person Junior Academy workshops as online courses. Contact us at srs@ucsd.edu if you have questions.

Course Number: ENG-90019
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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8/2/2021 - 8/6/2021

$175

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• SECTION ID:

  156358

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Ballo, Phillip, MA History MLIS

  Phil Ballo is a library professional with significant involvement in maker technology. He holds master's degrees in history and in library and information sciences. Before his current career as an instructor, he worked as a freelancer using open-source software to do basic web development, graphic design, computer tech, video editing, development (Python scripts) and whatever else ended up on his plate. In addition to his freelance work, Phil has presented at the American Library Association conference multiple times. He has written several articles and book chapters on technology. Phil resides in San Diego and is working on a game using the Godot game engine.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 7/26/2021.
  

• NOTE:

  Grade Level: 3rd-5th. Instructor will contact students 24-hours in advance of class with Zoom information. Students have the option of logging on to Zoom from 1-1:30pm to have office hours with the instructor. In addition, students have the option of staying on Zoom after class ends from 3-4pm for additional support. Supply List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAQkft4-rLkVetHTr5hH2nz7tkeOZu6ok-_KPMUd_gw/edit?usp=sharing

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
8/2/2021	Mon	1:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.
8/3/2021	Tue	1:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.
8/4/2021	Wed	1:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.
8/5/2021	Thu	1:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.
8/6/2021	Fri	1:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.