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Make a Spinning Selfie

We’ve created an activity guide on Spinning Selfies inspired by The Girl who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. Dr. Grandin is an incredible scientist, animal rights advocate, and spokesperson on autism and neurodiversity. We’ve added this book to the Chill Zone...

Pedagogy & Resources

Tinkering and Prototyping Materials (article)(video) Cardboard, the Ultimate Building Material, by John Umekubo Praising Process Maker Safety - What will happen when How to NOT Cut Your Arms Off (video) How to Fail Like a Pro (video) Create is a Verb (video) The Coffee Shop Tinkering Story (video) Articles The Maker Mindset - Dale Dougherty...

The Tools We Use

reDiscover has 10+ years experience putting powerful tools in the hands of kids ages 7-12. We've tried out countless hand and power tools for cutting, joining, and finishing materials for maker projects. Our criteria for a recommended tool are: Is it safe? Is this tool well built, stable, solid, unlikely to be damaged, dulled, or...

Teacher Resources

reDiscover provides professional development and support to PreK-12 teachers to integrate making, tinkering, and creative reuse materials into classroom activities, across the curriculum. This page provides a selection of resources from our professional development workshops.   From Maker to STEM Activity Analysis Worksheet- for teachers with existing maker activities who seek to add STEM content...

Homeschooling Community

reDiscover Center has been serving the California Homeschooling Community since 2016, and is an approved vendor for several Charter Schools. Student Enrichment Funds may be used for all of our programs including Tinkering Club, Tool Training, Crafting Corner, Tinkering School LA classes and camps plus custom workshops. Please call 310-393-3636 for more details, or email...

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