Santa Barbara, CA
STEAM Projects
Project I | Zine Journaling
At MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation, I designed three zine journals that gave museum guests an opportunity to engage in open-ended science and engineering explorations. Guests received pencils and coloring materials to deepen their use of note-taking and experimentation as they explored the museum.
The zine journaling pilot became the root of the makerspace’s zine library during DIWhy, a month-long exploration of linkages between making and activism. Zines have been used in activist movements due to the low cost of printing and widespread access to the means of production—two features that make them a useful medium for educational institutions, as well.
The linkages between written observation, images, and scientific discovery in Da Vinci’s journals were a conceptual inspiration for journal-based museum explorations.
At Build It, Test It, Race It, museum guests build cars that hurtle down a rollercoaster race track. The zine challenge encourages young journalists to explore the link between car weight and speed.
Project II | Hushed Heist
Building upon the Next Generation Science Standards, I co-designed a MOXI at Home activity where students designed and built a sound-minimizing footwear that could get them through a noisy obstacle course as quietly as possible. Access the full curriculum, including design challenges and activity extensions, here.
Hushed Heist became the basis of a virtual Engineering Explorations field that introduced hundreds of elementary school students to the design thinking as they sketched and ideated their sneaky sneakers.
