Makerspace Technology Research
To find information about your topic, try one of the Online Databases where you will find magazine and journal articles, reference books, encyclopedia entries as well as images and videos. And to find reliable background information, be sure to use one of the online encyclopedias. Links to all these resources are listed below so be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.
And be sure to checkout the Makerspace Resources links, which includes programming, 3D technology, news and blogs, and other information.
Online Databases
Science Reference Center
Topics include traditional sciences as well as technology and science as inquiry. Using Science Reference Center allows you to search within 200 full-text science journals and magazines, over 700 full text science reference books, as well as multiple science encyclopedias, biographies, images and videos.
To access from off-campus, you will need your 14 or 15 digit Wooster Library Barcode number. Check your google drive to find it.
Contains the full text for tens of thousands of articles from a wide variety of sources, including international newspapers, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Use this database when you need more than just articles on your topic.
To access from off-campus, you will need your 14 or 15 digit Wooster Library Barcode number. Check your google drive to find it.
Student Research Center
Designed for students in Grades 6-12. Includes magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, an online dictionary and encyclopedia, film and videos. This is a good place to gather general information about your topic in a variety of sources with just one search.
To access from off-campus, you will need your 14 or 15 digit Wooster Library Barcode number. Check your google drive to find it.
Online Encyclopedias
has High School, Middle School and Elementary Levels. If you don't find what you need in one level, try another one.
Click here for Off-Campus access
To access from off-campus, you will need your 14 or 15 digit Wooster Library Barcode number. Check your google drive to find it.
has Kids and Student levels, as well as a Spanish edition.
Click here for Off-Campus Access
To access from off-campus, you will need your 14 or 15 digit Wooster Library Barcode number. Check your google drive to find it.
Try these Makerspace links for additional information:
Makezine has links to projects categorized by type, technology and other criteria. A good place to look for inspiration as well as specific instructions for a particular project.
Exploratorium is a great collection of web resources including information about Engineering and Tinkering.
Instructables offers instructions on how to make pretty much anything.
This is a pretty basic site that has a lot of great information about creating a wide variety of objects.
This site is adding new projects regularly and is a great resource if you need a quick idea.
The classic place to start when you need to know how something works.
This website collects up a wide variety of resources on all aspects of robotics.
Programming:
This site is a collection of tutorials and project ideas for working with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Lilypad, circuits, 3D printing, and more.
3D resources:
"Provides access to a community-contributed database of bioscientific 3D-printable files."
Contains a variety of 3D designs that are open for anyone to modify or print using a 3D printer.
Shows results from all the object repositories from its site and serves as a place to upload your designs.
A search engine for 3D design sites.
Technology news and blogs - subscribe to stay up to date!
Reviews of technology, updated frequently.
A site and blog for stories about technology news and products.
readwrite
Technology news blog.
Technology blog from Wired magazine.
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