Low-tech Hanging Mobile

MPACT provides opportunities for students to engage in computational thinking, spatial reasoning, and mathematical concepts through design and hands-on making projects.

Check out our low-tech hanging mobile module.

Low-tech Hanging Mobile

Modules and Training

  • Modules guide students through a design and making process to create a real product.

  • Students dive deeper into the design and making process as they progress through the modules.

  • Three days of training is recommended to facilitate all three modules.

Materials

  • Tinkercad (free) web-based 3D modeling tool

  • MPACT student handouts and teacher notes (free)
  • 3D printer
  • Arts & crafts supplies

Standards-Based Math

  • Includes geometry and
  • measurement topics

Computational Thinking and Spatial Reasoning

  • Includes algorithmic thinking,
  • debugging, and
  • mental rotation

MPACT Modules

4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade
Math Content Symmetry and angle measurement Volume and linear measurement Volume, surface area, and linear measurement Probability and scale drawings
Module 1 Make a Bookmark Make a Bookmark Make a Bookmark Make a Bookmark
Module 2 Make a Kite from a Single Piece of Paper Make a Soma Cube Puzzle Make a Soma Cube Puzzle and a Box to Keep it in Make Dice for the Sighted and the Blind
Module 3 Make a Stamp to Print with Make a Toy on Wheels for a Younger Child Make a Mobile for a Community Center Modify a Game to be Played by the Sighted and the Blind

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Executive Function

  • Students organize their work and plan to solve complex problems and projects.
  • Engaging projects support creativity and perseverance.
  • Projects encourage empathy for making products for clients.
  • Students dive deeper into the design and making process as they progress through the modules.

Work-based Learning

  • Students follow a design process used by professionals.
  • Optional E-Mentors can be recruited to share their experiences and answer student questions.