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Advisory Board Meeting 2 and insights into assessments and refining storytelling
Last Monday we had our second Advisory Board meeting guided by this: [slide deck] We started with a check in and sharing of: thorn (something bothering you), seed (something good you are nurturing)...
Advisory Board Meeting 1 & Draft of a Pono STEAM Kit Cartoon Instruction
Advisory Board Meeting 1 & Draft of a Pono STEAM Kit Cartoon InstructionOn January 8th, 2024, we had our first of three Advisory Board meetings for this project. I am very grateful to the membe...
Nest Makerspace open house celebration with gingerbread houses as survey tools
The Nest Makerspace’s open house occurred last Saturday and it was centered on gingerbread house decorating with an invitation to share wishes for what needs a makerspace hale (house) could serve. ...
Mycelium Woven Growth Chambers
Introduction ContextWhile myco-remediation is being explored as an important component of bioremediation efforts, there are few resources for in-classroom experiments which middle and high school s...
Pono Science STEAM Kits Advisory Board formed
Over the past several weeks I have been reaching out to experts in play, design, Hawaiian culture and Indigenous Innovation to join an advisory board for this project. I am very excited to announce...
Announcing program and launching journey
Today the experiment grant award was announced on the Nest Makerspace website and a supply list is being formed. As soon as funds are received, a Glowforge laser cutter will be the first item order...
SOIL PLATE LUNCH: DIY Myco-remediation soil toxin Experiment Design
While myco-remediation is being explored as an important component of bioremediation efforts, there are few resources for in-classroom experiments which middle and high school students can replicat...
Feedstock testing for Myco-Sock Classroom Experiments
QUESTIONCan we design a simple, low cost, and standardized protocol for effectively growing locally sourced oyster mycelium in invasive species plants for use in Hawai’i classroom experiments explo...
Macro and Micro Fluidics; from Ahupua'a to lab-on-a-chip water and soil sensors
QUESTIONHow might we engage our multigenerational local communities in conversations centered on frugal science tools and the future of lab-on-a-chip low cost microfluidic testing devices? Specific...
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