Use stored energy to spin, launch, roll, or move a design.
Learners build
A wind-up drawing machine that turns stored spring energy into spin art.
Learners start by putting the wind-up mechanism into a foam handle, pressing a platform on top, and practicing winding and releasing. Then they hold a marker to a spinning sticky note and draw a spiral.
From there, they add a second color and move the paper off center to make moiré patterns, building a gallery of spiral designs. It connects art and design, English language arts, and science and engineering.
Educator Resources
Student-facing slides introduce the concepts, guide the activity, and help learners reflect on what changed. Educator materials support setup, pacing, discussion, and extensions so this can work in classrooms, libraries, homeschool groups, clubs, or makerspaces.
What's included
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