LibGuides: Home Schooling: Maker Space

Technology

KiwiCo Crates
Monthly maker space boxes filled with projects.
LEGO Let's Build Together
Projects, lessons and building ideas using LEGOs
Makerspace Resources
Large collection of resources and ideas for Makerspaces

Little Passports
Science and Geography boxes
We Craft
Elementary
Craft Kits
Young Scientists Club
Elementary
Science kits. Includes kits using the Magic School Bus.

Arduino Student Kit
Home Schooling kit that uses Arduino to teach coding and electronics
ARRL - National Association for Amateur Radio
CERN S'Cool Lab Projects
High school and up. Classroom activities and DIY projects put together by CERN to illustrate concepts in particle physics
Elenco
Makers of SNAP Circuits. Learn electronics, robotics, coding and construction
Erector
Learn robotics and programming with the original Makerspace kits - Erector Sets
Heathkit
The original source for build-your-own radios and other electronic devices
LEGO Education
Learn robotics and programming with LEGO
National Association of Rocketry
Learn about one of the original Maker Space projects - Model Rocketry
Sphero
Explore Science, Engineering, Art and Math by learning about robotics and programming

Handicrafts

Cooking

Alton Brown
Fun, learn some of the science behind cooking
America's Test Kitchen: Young Chef's Club
Explore the world of food and cooking (activities ,quizzes, recipes, how-to's)
Chop Chop Cooking Club
Cook together, earn badges, try challenges
Eat2Explore
Cooking kits that explore cuisines around the world. Recipes, spices, sauces, shopping list and activities included.
How To Cook.Recipes
Cooking blog with a nice library of basic recipes that are essentially complete cooking lessons.
Kids Cooking Activities
Free lesson plans - scroll through to find them

Gardening

Please note - while the general information and techniques in these guides are applicable anywhere, you may need to make adjustments to plants and planting seasons for your area

Florida Gardening in a Minute
Provided by the University of Florida extension
Home Gardening Guide
Well organized collection of links on how to get started in home gardening
Kids Gardening
Get kids into gardening
Life Lab
Kids gardening and school garden resources & lesson plans
National Gardening Association
Learn to garden; resources for teaching about gardening
Planet Natural
How to get started, collection of links
University of Florida Gardening Solutions
A very nicely organized index of plants, design ideas and gardening solutions for the different climates of Florida

General

Project Based Learning
Learn about various subjects using projects and experiments

Cooking

Raddish Cooking Club
Cooking lessons in a box

Gardening

Art

KidArtLit
Monthly curated book with author notes and an art project

Cooking

Epicurious
Lots of great videos showing how to cook various dishes and the science behind them
Foodstirs
Baking kits. Make something sweet!
Kids Cook Real Food
Cooking lesson series for kids
Kids' Table
Virtual cooking classes for kids
Kitchen Classroom
Online cooking lessons that encourage STEAM learning. Optional Kids Club enrollment will send a box of materials each month.
PBS Cooking with Kids
Recipes to make with kids

Cooking: Recipe Collections

Recipes from Italy
Italian
I Love Italian Food: Recipes
Italian
Julia Child
French
Bon Appetit!
My Greek Table
Greek
Pati's Mexican Table
Northern and Baja Mexican
Persian Mama
Iranian & Persian
Red House Spice
Chinese
Sweedish Food
Sweedish
Three Guys from Miami
Cuban

Crafting & Sewing

Crafting
Collection of crafting resources
Crazy Little Projects
Collection of resources to learn to sew and learn about the tools used in sewing
DIY.org
Subscription (free trial to try)
Learn dozens of skills and earn badges. Skills include drawing, app making, archery, bee keeping, sewing, film making, game design and more
Kids Sewing projects
Lessons, projects and other resources
Knitting for Beginners
Collection of beginners knitting videos on youtube
Kristin's Crochet Tutorials
Lulu Jr.
Create, publish and print your own book!
Make It and Love It DIY Tutorials
Professor Pincushion
Learn to make sewing repairs and sew your own clothes. Includes video tutorials taking you through sewing various patterns.
Sewn Company
Learn to hand sew.
SimplyDaisy Learn to Crochet

General

UpBrainery
Online, small group courses, tutoring and maker kits