Full STEAM Ahead
MIT resources for Online Learning in K-12
MIT resources for Online Learning in K-12
Seeking high school students for a pilot of our new workshop
DIY Musical Instruments
for grades 9 - 12
October 19 - 22, 2020
DIY Musical Instruments
for grades 9 - 12
October 19 - 22, 2020
The K-12 MakerLab team is creating of extra-curricular activities for the latest branch of the MIT Full STEAM Ahead effort. The 10-week-long program for high school students began October 5, 2020 and is reaching 600 students in Spain and 100 in MA.
We are pilot testing our newest module, DIY Musical Instruments, the week of Oct 19 and are looking for high school students to participate. Come join us to discover, design, and create with some friendly people!
Students start by exploring how different musical instruments make sound. Next they tinker with materials, then come up with an original instrument, and finally use it in a piece of collaborative sonic art, mixed on Soundtrap.
There is no cost to participate. The workshop is entirely remote. The time commitment is a total of 8 hours during the week of October 19 (Mon -Thurs, 4 – 6 pm Eastern Time). Some of the time will be with a mentor, and some of the time will be student-directed as individuals or in a group of students.
If you are a student in grades 9 - 12 and are interested in particpating, do the following by Thursday Oct 15 at 8pm:
- Check your availability (Oct 19 - 22, 4 - 6 pm Eastern Time)
- Download the Parental Consent form and Photo/Video Release form and have them signed by parents (can sign electronically or by hand and then scan or take a picture).
- Apply to the workshop and upload the signed forms on the application form.
We'll get back to you by Friday the 16th at noon to let you know if we can offer you a space, and make sure you submit signed parental permission forms. Feel free to reply to contact me, Diane Brancazio, at dianeb.mit.edu with questions.
Share this opportunity with others by sending them to this link k12maker.mit.edu/FullSTEAM
Other Full STEAM Ahead and project and activities packages
Our modules are adapted from our K-12 offerings last spring on the MIT Full STEAM Ahead website Week 4 Making Music and Sounds Part 1 and Week 8 Making Music and Sounds Part 2 Check out the whole site for lots of other opportunities that students can engage in online and remotely.
Another new module, Virtual Sound Studio, ran the week of Oct 5, after a successful pilot with local students.
In this module students explored the concept of “music”, learned the basics of editing sound on a Digital Audio WorkSpace (DAWS) using the free version of the awesome browser-based Soundtrap.com, and collaborated to create original sonic art. Listen to their creations at soundcloud.com/k-12-makerlab-at-the-mit-edgerton-center
Another new module, Virtual Sound Studio, ran the week of Oct 5, after a successful pilot with local students.
In this module students explored the concept of “music”, learned the basics of editing sound on a Digital Audio WorkSpace (DAWS) using the free version of the awesome browser-based Soundtrap.com, and collaborated to create original sonic art. Listen to their creations at soundcloud.com/k-12-makerlab-at-the-mit-edgerton-center