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
Go to — Teaching Lamp Repair Kit
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
Go to — Electronics Repair Slide Deck
Hands-on activity. Product disassembly and exploration.
Source — Team Repair
Age — 10 - 14 years old
Cost — Free
Go to — Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity
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
Go to — Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs
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
Go to — Fix Forward
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
Go to — Stitching Stuffies
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
Go to — Science of Adhesives
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
Go to — Coloring Book
