HoverBoard
There is nothing quite like handing kids a jigsaw and a large sheet a plywood. But less than an hour later, with all fingers in tack, they were racing around…
Solar Eclipse in Clemson
We travelled to Clemson for the total solar eclipse. We threw a few simple, random building materials I the car as we we’re heading out. And when we got there…
Compressed Air Rocket Launchers
When it comes to making your own launcher, it’s hard for me to do much better than the Instructable I put together a few years back. If on the other…
Giant Jenga
Bored kids at home demanded something to do. 20 minutes in the shop yielded a few hours of fun. Shoes required, and your head must remain out of the fall…
Discovery Place
Hackerspace Charlotte and later Makerspace Charlotte have had a great relationship with Discovery Place. We created several lab events including LED blinkies, RC Hovercraft, Compressed Air Rockets with parachutes, as…
Raspberry Sky
What you get when you add a Raspberry Pi to 7 independent rocket launchers? Raspberry Sky. We took this on the road to teach kids both science and programming. The…
Isabel looses a tooth
As you watch the video you may notice that Isabel’s tooth is already a little bloody. In our preparation for launch, while positioning children and cameras (phones and iPad) some…
