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DrawbotsBuild a vibrating machine with marker legs that makes its own abstract art, then rebuild it to draw something new.From $4.88
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Electric VehiclesWire a motor and gear into a working electric car, then redesign it to be smaller, faster, or three-wheeled.From $4.88
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EyelusionsBuild a motorized spinner and draw two half-pictures that merge into one image as it spins.From $4.88
Learners build
A sequence of motorized machines that draw, roll, vibrate, and transform electrical energy into motion.
Learners start by wiring simple circuits and attaching motors to different builds, then observe how weight, balance, friction, and connections change the machine behavior.
From there, they can tune their machines to make new marks, travel farther, move differently, or create optical effects through repeated testing and redesign.
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.