Make 1: Introductions

Make #1 Introductions and histories: Making your literacy and/or science identities

For this first Make, you will further introduce yourself to our class and Intersections community by sharing some parts of your identity related to literacy and/or science.

You may find it helpful when thinking about what to make to consider your science history timelines you did with Mrs. Green and your literacy narrative you did with Mr. Fulton. These areas could provide great starting places, but you are free to go in a different direction if you like. Your make is yours.

Below are some options for your first make:

Possible Activities for Make #1

The makerspace for your first make will take place during you science and ELA classes.  We will have four days of makerspace, and will post pictures of our makes and the stories behind them to the Making STEAM G+ community. Sharing is part of the “make” here. Think about how the tools you use to make your symbolic “make” represent a bit about where you come from in terms of science and literacy. You will later reflect in writing on the choices that you made.  

Below are possible options for your first make.  

• Collage your History— Bring together images from magazines, words, quotes, drawings, or other things to represent important moments of your history.

• Create 3D Poetry, making an object out of materials like construction paper and cardboard, and compose poetry on it with words that you write and/or cut out.

• Sculpt and Build--Use foil, Popsicle sticks, cardboard or any other materials on hand.

• Badge--A make you can proudly wear! Create a badge as a symbol of your science and/or literacy identity.

You are not limited just to just these above options.  Your make can combine options or go in a totally different direction. Below is a list of materials that will be available to you, and yes, you are free to bring in other materials from home that you might want to make with.

The following materials will be on hand for you to use:  
fabrics, cardboard, wire, foil, masking tape, scissors, duct tape, construction paper, glue gun and glue, and popsicle sticks