Art Machines! Beginner Mechanics

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The integration of art in moving mechanisms

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What students learn

• How to create art that moves with simple mechanisms that are found in everyday things
• How simple materials found around the house can be transformed into interactive art machines that inspire joy

What students do

• Inspired by the Exploratorium, Robert Adams, and many others, this program will have students exploring different mechanisms to create their own hand-powered cardboard automata

• This is great practice for aspiring inventors, engineers, and artists who want to bring their ideas to life
• What will your student create? A swimming whale? A dancing dog? A nose-picking machine?