Student Projects
Basic Skills and Projects | Description | Skills Needed | Materials Needed | Estimated Time to Complete | Ages | Written Tutorial | Video Tutorial |
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Basic Skills A-1 | Measuring and cutting materials using scissors. | None | Ruler, scribe (pencil, pen, marker, etc.) | 8+ | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | |
Basic Skills A-2 | Cutting corrugated plastic (coroplast) using a coro claw, box cutter or X-Acto knife. | None | Ruler, scribe (pencil, pen, marker, etc.), coro claw, box cutter or X-Acto knife. | 8+ | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | |
Basic Skills E-1 | Create and test circuits using a solderless breadboard. | None | Simple test circuit, electronic components, 22 ga wire (or jumper wires), solderless breadboard. | 10+ | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | |
Basic Skills E-2 | Through-hole soldering on a permanent prototype board. | None | Tested circuit, electronic components, 22 ga wire, permanent prototype board. | 10+ | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | |
![]() DIY Easy Stylus | Make a stylus to use on touch-screen devices. | Basic Skills A-1 | Metal chopsticks, Conductive foam, Rubber self-adhesive tape | 1 hour | 8+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |
![]() DIY Easy Grip | Addition of materials to make utensils and tools easier to handle. | Basic Skills A-1 | 1/4" refrigerator tubing, rubber shelf-liner, self-adhesive rubber or silicone tape | 1 hour | 8+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |
![]() DIY Privacy Stand | Portable privacy stand to lessen visual distractions. | Basic Skills A-2 | Corrugated plastic (coroplast), metal tablecloth clip | 1/2 hour | 10+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |
![]() DIY Adjustable Tablet Stand | Lightweight, portable stand made from corrugated plastic (coroplast). Inspired by (my friend Melini F. and) the Traveling Eileen invented by Dr. Therese Willkomm. | Basic Skills A-2 | Corrugated plastic (coroplast), Hook-and-loop fasteners, Double-sided tape | 1 hour | 10+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |
![]() DIY Cell Phone Stand | Lightweight, portable stand made from corrugated plastic (coroplast). Inspired by (my friend Leslie M. and) the Mini-Lean invented by Dr. Therese Willkomm. | Basic Skills A-2 | Corrugated plastic (coroplast), Hook-and-loop fasteners, Double-sided tape | 1 hour | 10+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |
DIY Proximity Switch | On/off (toggle) switch using IR sensors and a power relay switch. | Basic Skills E-1 (for a permanent sensor board, Basic Skills E-2 is also needed) | Solderless or prototype bread board, IR sensors, microcontroller, power relay | 1/2 hour (1 hour if soldering prototype board) | 10+ | Open PDF | Coming Soon! |