Make It - Instruction

Revised Instructions

Tue, 29 May 2007 15:35:13 -0500

Make It just undertook a large project to revise instructions for several of our most popular projects. Check out the new instructions below:
Balloon Powered Cars:

Caustics:

Fart Machines:

Flashlights:

Infrared Scopes:

Kaleidoscopes:

Rubber Band Powered Boats

Straw Rockets:

Thaumatropes:

How to Make an Infrared Scope

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:46:42 -0500

Learn how to make an infrared scope!

Rubber Band Boats

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:19:43 -0600

Rubber band powered boats are a new project the Make It team is working on. So far they're really popular. We ran out of supplies both times we made them on the floor!

Click on the thumbnails below for instructions to make your own boats.

vending machine project

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:46:13 -0600

The Make It team is currently working on a vending machine to dispense some of our previous projects. I and a few others are working on gathering up our comic life's and current science stories. We are not displaying all of our comic life's, only the few that we plan to put into our vending machine. I found an old comic life for slide-togethers which looked a little old. My group took it upon ourselves to recreate that comic life. This time, it is more colorful and more detailed. Well I hope that you enjoy the comic life and i hope that we will one day see our vending machine up and running.

Balloon Powered Cars

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:16:29 -0600

One of Make It's newest projects is Balloon Powered Cars. Here are some kids testing out their own cars:

Click here for instructions to make your own balloon powered cars.

Straw Rockets

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:49:22 -0600

This is how you make a Straw Rocket.

Have fun making and playing with your Straw Rocket!

Fart Machines

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:27:37 -0600

This is how you make a fart machine!

Fingerprints

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:05:39 -0600

This is how you Lift Fingerprints!

Caustics

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:30:36 -0600

The Make It team is teaching visitors to make designs with light. These light designs are called caustics. Caustics are very common. The light reflected on the bottom of the pool is a caustic. Caustics are made when light is refracted through crystals or diamonds. The Make It team used mylar or mirror paper to make caustics.

Use these instructions to make your own design with light. Does bending the mylar in a different direction produce a new pattern? Does using a different color flashlight or a different brightness of light effect the design?

Thaumotrope Comic Life

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:44:54 -0500

Check out how to make your own thaumotrope.

How to Take 3d Pictures

Thu, 04 May 2006 17:05:54 -0500

Click on this image to find out how to take 3d pictures.

comic life

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:00:45 -0500

Today I made my comic on the electric motor. I put the picture in the computer then put the picture into the comic life. You can check it out I have put in here already.

electric motor 3 a and b

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:49:16 -0500

Camera Obscura

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:29:24 -0500

Follow this link to find out more about Camera Obscura and how to use it.
What is a camera obscura

This is how to make a camera obscura.

Zoetrope comic

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:54:36 -0600

This is how you make a Zoetrope