My makers club is aimed at grades 5 and up, however I do have a 4th grader in my club too :-)
I wanted to start of by giving my students the opportunity to explore with various materials, tools and technology. So for the first meeting we put together a simple LED lantern, I got this project idea from a digital hub session at the 2015 FAME conference. The template was designed on Fab@School Makers Studio software and was handed out at the conference,
I gave my students the template, LED lights, copper wire, conductive tape, arts and craft supplies and off they went....
We didn't finish our lamps in the club time, so the students took theirs home to complete.
Here is my completed lantern:
