Beyond the Marble: How Modular Mazes Build Skills and Spark Wonder Building a marble maze is more than just a fun challenge—it’s a gateway to exploring a world of scientific, mathematical, and creative concepts. But what if those explorations could go even further? Modular marble mazes are designed specifically to foster open-ended play, collaboration, and… Read more »
Author: Lars Beck Johannsen
OpenAI – ChatGPT and Codex – Coding with AI
“In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the way we teach and learn. One promising application of AI in education is in coding, where tools like OpenAI Codex are changing the way students and teachers approach programming. OpenAI Codex is a state-of-the-art language model that can… Read more »
Game of Drones – and the beaty of mistakes
This summer we wanted to host a MakerCamp for Kids in their first week of the summer vacation. My initial idea was to run it as an open lab, but since many kids doesn´t really know what they could expect by turning up, we decided to buy a classroom kit of 6 Air:bits for building… Read more »
Why teach maker education?
If you have been teaching in a makerbased setting you probably know that it is a good learning experience. You would also know that there are a variety of challenges that both the teacher and the students meet, when they begin their journey into making. If you haven´t – then I strongly urge you to… Read more »
Special Needs Lab
This schoolyear a big change has occurred at our space. We have expanded our space with 400 square meters to start a new school for children with special needs, combining traditional school with our makerspace adding 40 students and 12 new colleagues to our daily life. The idea of the new school is that the… Read more »
Virtual dreamhouse – Tinkercad & ROBLOX
This week I hosted a career day at the lab with my sons class visiting. He´s in 2. grade and has done a bit of modelling in Tinkercad before. The rest of the class were total beginners. Prior to the visit they had drawn pictures of their dream house to get some ideas beforehand. I… Read more »
Time to tinker
Gears! What comes easy to you? Love it, show it, Share. Connect, evolve, and have fun! When Seymore Papert tells his childhood story of his love for gears. He tells a story about a system of tangible objects that became obvious to him, though it would seem complex to others. Through play and love… Read more »
Buildtopia
A little glimpse… Coming soon: A bit more information