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Intro to Tinkercad with Gearbox Labs

Program Type:

Technology Class, Workshop

Age Group:

Adult, Teen, Kids
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Event Details

Join us for a free set of live workshops on Tinkercad.  Explore the world of CAD, engineering design, and coding with Gearbox Labs.  This live and virtual workshop will be delivered by Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock.

Register here.  Enrollment is limited to 25 students and for all four sessions.  Open to ages 10 through adult.

Meets Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 7:30pm: 

  • Class 1 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - Intro to Tinkercad and LEDs
  • Class 2 Tuesday,  April 20, 2021-Buzzers and RGB LEDs 
  • Class 3 Tuesday,  April 27, 2021 - LCD Display
  • Class 4 Tuesday, May  4, 2021 - Servos


Before starting you must have a Tinkercad account. Register for a free account at https://www.tinkercad.com/ 
You must also have a computer and a broadband connection to the internet.  These sessions will not be recorded.  Connection details will be sent to you after registration.

 

GEARBOX LABS
Founded in July 2019 by Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock, Gearbox Labs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) / 509 (a)(2) public charity incorporated in the State of Wisconsin, United States.

Watch our Introduction Video on YouTube.

With over 45 years of education experience in the classroom, education publishing, K-20 education, and adult learning, as well as numerous awards for their work, the founders created Gearbox Labs to address an international shortage of STEM professionals.

Our mission is to produce cutting-edge and rigorous STEAM education resources and programs for schools, homeschools, out-of-school programs, and self-motivated learners.

Our first curriculum, The STEAM Edition, features 25 projects with 110 project extensions for a STEM/STEAM classroom. Our curriculum integrates engineering design, coding in C/C++, and digital prototyping into STEM/STEAM content.

We feature many data sensors in the book that can be used to collect data or control machines. We have written the book for grades 5 and up. The book can also be used in an afterschool or homeschool setting.

We piloted the curriculum in Monterrey Mexico over the past 4 years in one of the most elite private schools with hundreds of students from grades 7 through 9. The projects are easy to use, but at the same time rigorous. One student used the book as the foundation for her winning the Mexican National Science and Engineering Competition in 2017 and 2018.

More recently, we provided support for a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2020 Winner, Omro High School.

You can now find our resources being used in 23 states and 13 countries.