{"id":1857,"date":"2016-07-08T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2016-07-08T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T18:22:25","slug":"sabes-afterschool-facilitators-attend-stem-trainings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/2016\/07\/08\/sabes-afterschool-facilitators-attend-stem-trainings\/","title":{"rendered":"SABES Afterschool Facilitators Attend STEM Trainings!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, several SABES afterschool facilitators have attended STEM trainings at the Digital Harbor Foundation in order to gain STEM knowledge or skills that can benefit SABES afterschool classrooms. One facilitator, Barbara Bustard-Burnside, recently attended the \u201cMaking for Educators\u201d session, during which participants experimented with materials in a makerspace and learned how to create their own makerspaces for students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participants were given several engineering challenges throughout the training, including the task of creating a vibrating robot (Vibrobot, seen below) using small vibration motors, a coin cell batter and various other items in their supply boxes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:1856,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;568&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:1,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:false,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Vibrobot Video&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/?attachment_id=1856&amp;videopack%5Benable%5D=true\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vibrobot-Video.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Vibrobot Video\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-07-01T11:20:23-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"568\" height=\"320\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vibrobot-Video.mov?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"320p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kgvid_meta_icons\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"video_kgvid_0_title\" class=\"kgvid_title\">Vibrobot Video<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Building upon the previous challenge, participants were then asked to build a robot capable of drawing (Artbot, seen below) using a battery-powered toothbrush and any other available materials. Hoping to build an Artbot capable of two main tasks \u2013 traveling across a page and holding different markers \u2013 Burnside used pieces of large straws as wheels and constructed a marker-holder. While her original Artbot only traveled in a large circle, Burnside embraced the \u201cImprove\u201d step of the Engineering Design Process and successfully altered the Artbot\u2019s movement by attaching another source of vibration \u2013 her Vibrobot!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_1_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_1_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_1\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_1&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:1855,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;568&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:1,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:false,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Artbot Video&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/?attachment_id=1855&amp;videopack%5Benable%5D=true\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Artbot-Video.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Artbot Video\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-07-01T11:20:08-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_1\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"568\" height=\"320\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/sabes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Artbot-Video.mov?id=1\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"320p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_1_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kgvid_meta_icons\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"video_kgvid_1_title\" class=\"kgvid_title\">Artbot Video<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These activities taught Burnside about electrical connections, but more so highlighted how simple\u00a0it can be to create a makerspace that challenges students to think creatively, solve problems and work well individually\u00a0and as a member of a team. She explained, \u201c[Giving] a big box or a Baggie of items and a challenge to create a specific thing really sparks the imagination and develops creativity, problem solving skills and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, several SABES afterschool facilitators have attended STEM trainings at the Digital Harbor Foundation in order to gain STEM knowledge or skills that can benefit SABES afterschool classrooms. 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