Interactive - Activity

Teaching Lamp Repair Kit

Teaching Lamp Repair Kit

Guide for assembling a kit for teaching about repair. Teaching slide deck. Basic concepts, easy to use. Especially valuable for classrooms.

Source — Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free guidelines; parts must be purchased

Learn About Electric Circuits!

Learn About Electric Circuits!

Slide Deck: Basics of the environmental argument for repair, Right to Repair, electric circuits, and how to repair a lamp.

Source — Kimberley Schroder, Nimble Repair
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free

Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity

Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity

Hands-on activity. Product disassembly and exploration.

Source — Team Repair
Age — 10 - 14 years old
Cost — Free

Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

Re-Thinking Repair in Maker  Education Programs

Take a look at Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs to see how you might bring repair into your makerspace, and get in touch if you’d like to help develop and share-out this resource.

Source — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

Lesson plans and activities, as well as building plans and supply lists for the cart

Source — Woodland Hill Montessori School, Robert C. Parker School, Rensselaer Repair Café
Age — 1st - 8th grade (ages 6 - 14)
Cost — Free

Stitching Stuffies

Stitching Stuffies

Lesson plan and workshop guide for connecting hands-on repair and environmental awareness by guiding young children through repairing their own stuffed toys.

Source — WNC Repair Cafe, North Carolina, USA
Age — 1st - 4th grade (ages 6 - 10)
Cost — Free

Repair Like a Scientist

Repair Like a Scientist

A lesson introducing learners to the molecular science behind adhesion, with reflection exercises, bringing repair and sustainability into the science classroom.

Source — Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Age — Designed for K - 8 ( 5 - 14 years old); adaptable to high school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

Books!

Books!

A short catalogue of books appropriate for different age youth and adults.

Sources — Various authors and publishers
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)

Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

Videos, games, didactic guides. (Spanish and English)

Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

“Coloring Book”

“Coloring Book”

Do not be misled by “Coloring Book”! This is sophisticated material, designed for high school students.

Source — The Maintainers, USA and worldwide
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free