Unplugged Makers

STEAM is not all about digital technology! In fact none of the STEAM learning areas rely using digital devices.

In this section of the site, we will focus on what can be created when you are 'unplugged'. Using commonly found materials, students can design, prototype and create amazing constructions and inventions that will challenge their thinking.

James Dyson Foundation STEM Challenges

A great site with some unplugged STEM challenges!

Marble Run

Cardboard Chair

Cardboard Boat

Balloon Cars

Spaghetti Bridge


uod-2101-out-of-box-engineering-log.pdf

Cardboard Construction

Cardboard Automata & Hydraulics

Caine's Arcade

9-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store. The entire summer went by, and he never had a single customer. But Caine didn’t give up. Then, on the last day of summer, filmmaker Nirvan Mullick walked in by chance to buy an auto part for his car. Caine asked Nirvan to play, and, well, watch Caine’s Arcade and Caine’s Arcade 2 to see what happened next…

Paper & Squishy Circuits