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SPARK LAB

 A place to play, to create, to learn, and to invent.
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Make natural inks

You can make your own paints using simple household materials and items from nature:

  • coffee or tea

  • berries

  • beats

  • burnt wood

  • flowers

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Local stinging nettle makes a great red colour. Just make sure you wear gloves to protect your hands. 

easy sewing projects

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Elastic powered car

coding

We have everything from drag and drop coding to more sophisticated programs for middle and high school students. 

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K-2

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Great for K through grade 2. If you don't already have an account from your teacher, contact nkuhn@sd20.bc.ca for log in information.

Gr. 3-7

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. Students can login with their sd20.net accounts or set up a new account with another email.

Gr. 4-9

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Tinkercad is an easy-to-use 3D CAD design tool. Quickly turn your idea into a CAD model for a 3D printer with Tinkercad.

Go to sign in - use social provider - Google - use your sd20.net account.

Check out the contest that closes May 1, 2020 for your creation to be showcased.

Need some Tinkercad lesson? Check out the Open Source tutorials below.

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Gr. 6-9

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Discover how to use VR and AR for education and engage your students to learn by creating. Use drag and drop coding to create virtual realities, video games and much more. Runs on mobile, tablet and desktop, including Chromebooks. 

Students can log in using sd20.net account but must contact nkuhn@sd20.bc.ca for special class code to access all the features.

Need some help getting started with Cospaces? Check out the Open Source Tutorials below. 

Tutorials

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Need some additional help with Tinkercad or Cospaces? Check out these great lessons from Open Source Lab. Really helpful videos and projects.

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Pick a project of your choice!
Step by step instructions on how to make all sorts of things. Really! Everything from baking, to coding, to origami! 


Search the database to find something fun to make at home OR if you are an expert at doing something, you can make your own instructible to share with everyone! Be sure to check out the community challenges! 

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