Category: STEAM Education
ARCKIT EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOLS
Posted on Arckit Blog, ARCKIT EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOLS We’re working with Teach Design to develop an Arckit Education Progamme for schools in the UK and US to teach hands-on architecture, design and CAD skills using Arckit models. It’s been a long time coming and we are delighted to announce that we are now … continue reading
ARCKIT SEND IN: FLORIAN FROM AUSTRALIA
Posted on Arckit Blog, ARCKIT SEND IN: FLORIAN FROM AUSTRALIA Here are a few images sent in from Australia. Florian is 15 years old and already an incredibly talented model maker, exploring some creative and inspirational structures using Arckit. We’re hoping to feature more models from the Arckit community in the future, so have fun building and don’t … continue reading
The Mums Choice Awards – Best Construction Toy Winner!
The Mums Choice Awards – Best Construction Toy Winner! After weeks of testing, we here at UKMums.TV are proud to name our favourite Construction Toy for 2016 as: Name: Arckit GO Colours Price: £49.99 Website: www.arckit.net Manufacturer: Arckit “Arckit is a multi-award winning architectural model building design tool. Based on modern building techniques, Arckit’s reusable freeform … continue reading
Fusing fun with learning, new ‘STEM’ toys debut
Posted on USA Today, August 20, 2016 Tech columnist Marc Saltzman breaks out his favorite toys that stimulate interest in science, tech, engineering and math learning. Now that summer is winding down, parents may be looking for ways to keep the kids entertained after school or on weekends. The good news: many of today’s toys reinforce … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Chinese start-up Makeblock aims to help students learn programming for robots
Posted On scmp.com – Friday, 08 July, 2016 Chinese hardware start-up Makeblock aims to help students build robots and learn to write computer programs in a fun and educational way as the trend of incorporating robotics into education becomes a global. The Shenzhen-based company, which has an open source construction platform that allows users to easily put … continue reading
Arckit GO Colours enters finals for Best Toy for Kids Award
Posted on toynews-online, June 16 2016 ‘We’re all keeping our fingers crossed here, as we have serious competition’, says Arckit’s Damien Murtagh. Arckit’s architectural kits GO Colours has entered the finals for the ASTRA Best Toys for Kids Award, in the Constructive Play eight plus years category. The Best Toys for Kids Award has been designed to … continue reading
Swedish creative toy start up Strawbees continues US growth by signing Barnes & Noble
Posted on mynewsdesk.com, 1st June 2016 Strawbees is a Gothenburg creative toy and edtech start up that follow up a triple digit growth in 2015 by signing Barnes & Noble, the largest book store chain in the United States. Strawbees expects to triple sales in 2016. ”United States is one of our key markets, and signing … continue reading
WHAT’S NEXT FOR STEM?
posted on Australian Careers Service | May 23 2016 STEM. You say it. You do it. But what does it mean? Well, I’m not embarrassed to say that I still have some questions — even after working in this area for some time (and I know I’m not alone). In fact, one of the questions … continue reading
Arckit: 3 Steps to Creating a Professional Architectural Model
Posted on Engeneering.com, May 11, 2016 Despite all the wonders of computer-generated imagery, with its photorealistic renderings and virtual reality, sometimes there’s nothing like an actual physical model. In such cases, the typical approach for architects is to construct a one-time-use scale model. These can be very difficult to adapt when a client requests changes—but what … continue reading
