The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn

This is a great book for adults who would like to work with students in a maker space. Unfortunately, from the marketing of this product, I thought this book would make a good gift for a young teen maker. After looking through the book I see that there are just not enough pictures and the directions aimed at adults will most likely discourage him from following through with the activities. This book should be marketing as a teaching tool rather than a book for makers.

I ordered this book hoping to get ideas for my after-school program with elementary school age children. I should have looked more closely at the book before ordering, because I didn't find very much in the book that appealed to me. For me, the black-and-white photos were difficult to look at, and many of the projects use specific materials that I don't have. If you are interested in maker-space projects, look closely to see if this book matches your materials & project needs.

This seems to me to be a little more advanced than the author's "Evil Genius" book. So I might get this second after you've had some time to get to know and work with the Makey Makey. Also, you need a basic knowledge of soldering for a lot of the projects.

This is a perfect addition to any Makerspace where students and adults of all levels can try fun and exciting projects. There are so many great projects, I do not know where to start. These are fun and practical for students on their own or in teacher/parent led activities in the classroom or at home. Wonderful job across the board and I can't wait to see what they will come up with next!

A wide range of 50+ projects from beginner to advanced; some that can be done in minutes with materials on hand, others that will require an investment in time and/or extra gadgets (e.g., Makey Makey, LittleBits, etc.). The projects are well documented, though I do wish the photos and screenshots were in color.

This book is a great resource for those starting a MakerSpace or looking for different approaches to an existing MakerSpace.

Great book, lots of fun activities and good instructions with pictures. It has been enjoyed by my children from 4yo to 14yo and the neighbor kids. Excited to see my students looking through the book for their own "spatks".

This was not what I expected, but it has good ideas.

Great book full of projects from really simple makes to more complex. These are "rich makes" that cover lots of skills and areas at once - so you might be using textile skills to sew some wearable tech, and then programming it do something or building a simple robot using eletronics skills and then making it a maze to move through using structures knowledge. The book is in black and white but it is clearly illustrated and the step by step guides are easy to follow. If buying it as a gift think about getting some of the necessary (cheap!) components to go with it so your new maker can jump in and make at least project 1 straight away.

Great and fun book! Creative ideas!  The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and LearnThe Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn

Great for teachers. Unless you’re a shop teacher, this book gives a huge number of projects that can be done by a range of student ability levels. If you are a shop teacher, this can give you a starting point for prototypes and ideas that students could take to the next level.

About half of the projects in the book involve buying somewhat expensive kits, such as Makey Makey, LilyPad LittleBits or even having a 3-D printer. The first chapter involves a bunch of "inexpensive projects" by using the parts to an electric toothbrush. I think this book is a real disappointment. I want things I can actually make.

Me ha gustado, muchas ideas a nivel tecnológico y parecen bastante bien explicadas. Aún no las he llevado a cabo asique no puedo decir si funcionan.