Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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Take a trip back in time to explore a world without technology. How different was life without the simple machines we take for granted like the wheel-and-axel and the screw? In Inventor's Lab I: Simple Machines, kids learn the history and mechanics of the six simple machines (inclined plane, wedge, lever, wheel-and-axle, screw, pulley). Through tinkering and material exploration, kids will learn the creative and real-life application of the simple machines, opening up endless opportunities for inventive thinking and building. The idea of the class is for kids to invent their own machines, for that reason there won't be exact instructions, but rather encouraging ideas and suggestions.
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Slides for May 14th: Download
Slides for May 21st: Download
Slides for May 28th: Download
Slides for June 4th: Download
Slides for June 18th: Download
Slides for June 25th: Download
Slides for July 2nd: Download
Slides for July 16th: Download
Slides for July 23th: Download
Slides for July 30th: Download
Slides for September: Pirates and Castles
Slides for October: Scary Spiders
Slides for Halloween: Wearable Scary Machines
Adding functional parts to our body: Download
December: Pecker - robots Download
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Slides for May 14th: Download
Slides for May 21st: Download
Slides for May 28th: Download
Slides for June 4th: Download
Slides for June 18th: Download
Slides for June 25th: Download
Slides for July 2nd: Download
Slides for July 16th: Download
Slides for July 23th: Download
Slides for July 30th: Download
Slides for September: Pirates and Castles
Slides for October: Scary Spiders
Slides for Halloween: Wearable Scary Machines
Adding functional parts to our body: Download
December: Pecker - robots Download
Monika
Wuhrer
Wuhrer
23 classes available
Inventors Lab
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Nov 12
Inventors Lab
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Oct 15
Inventors Lab
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Oct 1
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Sep 24
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Sep 17
Inventors Lab
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Sep 10
Inventors Lab Summer Camp
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Sep 3
Inventors Lab Summer Camp
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Aug 27
Inventors Lab Summer Camp
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Aug 20
Inventors Lab Summer Camp
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Aug 13
Inventors Lab Summer Camp
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Aug 6
Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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Jul 30
Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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Jul 23
Take a trip back in time to explore a world without technology. How different was life without the simple machines we take for granted like the wheel-and-axel and the screw? In Inventor's Lab I: Simple Machines, kids learn the history and mechanics of the six simple machines (inclined plane, wedge, lever, wheel-and-axle, screw, pulley). Through tinkering and material exploration, kids will learn the creative and real-life application of the simple machines, opening up endless opportunities for inventive thinking and building. Past classes have constructed bike generators, paper airplane ballistas, mini vending machines and arcade games among many other creative projects. The idea of the class is for kids to invent their own machines, for that reason there won't be exact instructions, but rather encouraging ideas and suggestions.
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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Jul 16
Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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Jul 2
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Jun 25
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Jun 18
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Jun 4
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May 28
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May 21
Maker Class: Inventors Lab
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May 14
Maker Class : Inventors Lab
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Apr 30
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Maker Class: Inventors Lab
Take a trip back in time to explore a world without technology. How different was life without the simple machines we take for granted like the wheel-and-axel and the screw? In Inventor's Lab I: Simple Machines, kids learn the history and mechanics of the six simple machines (inclined plane, wedge, lever, wheel-and-axle, screw, pulley). Through tinkering and material exploration, kids will learn the creative and real-life application of the simple machines, opening up endless opportunities for inventive thinking and building. The idea of the class is for kids to invent their own machines, for that reason there won't be exact instructions, but rather encouraging ideas and suggestions.
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Slides for May 14th: Download
Slides for May 21st: Download
Slides for May 28th: Download
Slides for June 4th: Download
Slides for June 18th: Download
Slides for June 25th: Download
Slides for July 2nd: Download
Slides for July 16th: Download
Slides for July 23th: Download
Slides for July 30th: Download
Slides for September: Pirates and Castles
Slides for October: Scary Spiders
Slides for Halloween: Wearable Scary Machines
Adding functional parts to our body: Download
December: Pecker - robots Download
Supplies: String, Tape, Scissors, Recyclables (Cardboard, plastic containers, plastic bottles, paper rolls, string…. anything clean you can find in the recycle bin!) Not necessary, but optional: hot glue gun and glue sticks, popsicle sticks, chopsticks.
Check out: The KoKo Podcast
Slides for May 14th: Download
Slides for May 21st: Download
Slides for May 28th: Download
Slides for June 4th: Download
Slides for June 18th: Download
Slides for June 25th: Download
Slides for July 2nd: Download
Slides for July 16th: Download
Slides for July 23th: Download
Slides for July 30th: Download
Slides for September: Pirates and Castles
Slides for October: Scary Spiders
Slides for Halloween: Wearable Scary Machines
Adding functional parts to our body: Download
December: Pecker - robots Download
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Monika Wuhrer
Monika Wuhrer is the founder and executive director of Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC. Originally from Austria, she received her MFA in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Monika founded Open Source Gallery and its education wing in 2007. She is the mother of 3 boys and realized that education in New York City is missing programs that encourage kids to play, explore and build without the standard supervision parents and other programs provide, but by letting kids assess their own risk, while still being supervised and kept safe. Monika has exhibited in the US, Norway, Austria, Italy, Thailand, Finland, France, Switzerland, and Japan.
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