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Class Recap: Cardboard Prototyping with Math II

Our first mobile makerspace class integration was a major success!

We teamed up with Krista Serra’s Math 2 class to make a unit on similar triangles a bit more tactile. We designed an activity and accompanying worksheet that guided students through using Chompsaws to cut and assemble cardboard strips into two simple "math machines" which demonstrate proportional relationships: a pantograph (a device that scales up hand-drawn images) and a set of proportional dividers (scissor-shaped tools for scaling measurements).

Once constructed, the worksheet guided students through using the machines to take measurements and perform calculations that proved the proportionality theorems and revealed how each machine works.

For English Language Development teacher Krista Serra, teaching gratitude is just as important as the curriculum itself. So when we rolled into her classroom our job was simple: help students create a handmade gift for someone they’re thankful for.

Students used a vacuum former (a tool which heats food-safe plastic until malleable and pulls it into shape using suction) to create a custom, reusable chocolate mold. They then poured in melted chocolate, let it set, and packaged up their creations.

While waiting their turn at the formers, students put their English language skills to the test — writing heartfelt thank-you notes and designing handmade cards for that special person. By the end of class, every student walked away with a unique chocolate and a thoughtful message. In our eyes - a massive win.