Fabric Inventions: Maker Education With Old T-Shirts

Fabric Inventions: Maker Education With Old T-Shirts

Bring an old T-shirt and scissors. Kathy Ceceri, author of Fabric and Fiber Inventions, will demonstrate how to use ordinary items like t-shirts to help students think like scientists or engineers — and learn a super-simple way to upcycle an old shirt into a handy carry-all bag! How does a ball of thread become a piece of clothing? Why does knitting relate to geometry and computer programming? And what can you do to find the STEAM elements in any activity? Grab an old t-shirt and scissors and find out!

Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri is a STEAM educator and the author of over a dozen books of hands-on learning activities with a focus on science, technology, history, and art. She has taught live online workshops for Maker Camp, written beginner-level tutorials for companies including Adafruit Industries, and worked with the Girl Scouts of the USA to develop robotics badges and a cybersecurity challenge. Check out Kathy’s books in MakerShed.

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