Welcome to the latest edition of our resource roundup! As you know, Makedo takes pride in the gold standard resources in our Resource Hub. In this edition, we are sharing new resources all about the Spin-Hinge that focus on hands-on movement and mechanical thinking.  If you are looking for interactive STEAM activities, you’ve come to the right place!

Spin-Hinge Stories: Engineering Full Circle Movement

Explore new possibilities with Makedo’s Spin-Hinge as students tinker with how 360 movement can transform a static build into something dynamic and spark creative storytelling. Students will tinker, troubleshoot, and spin new stories with these low-cost makerspace materials!

Doorway to Anywhere: Spin-Hinge Challenge

Looking for a quick, curriculum-connected making activity? The Doorway to Anywhere: Spin-Hinge Challenge is a 15–30-minute activity designed to introduce students to movement and mechanical thinking through cardboard-making. Using Makedo’s Spin-Hinge, students design and build a swinging door or portal in a cardboard structure, exploring stability, movement, and hands-on problem solving.

Smooth Swing Hatch: Spin-Hinge Challenge

What's hiding under the hatch? The Smooth Swing Hatch Quick Activity is a hands-on introduction to mechanical movement using low-cost makerspace materials, just cardboard and Makedo’s Spin-Hinge. Students design and build a hatch that swings open and closed, exploring pivot points and swing clearance as they tinker, test, and troubleshoot their prototypes. It's sustainable STEM education at its most satisfying.  Plus, it’s a seriously fun upgrade to any cardboard creation.

Why teachers will love it!

• Students can revisit an old project with promotes iterative design & engineering thinking.

• This low-floor, high ceiling makerspace activity is accessible for all ages.

• Encourages a productive struggle to help students master troubleshooting mechanical interference. 

One more for fun! Indoor Carnival Game

Want to challenge students to build a working cardboard game? The Indoor Carnival Game is a brilliant real-world application of the Makedo Spin-Hinge. Students engineer swinging target discs using pivot points and swing clearance so the targets move freely and respond on impact. It's a natural conversation starter around mechanical advantage, prototyping, and troubleshooting engineering designs, all while using upcycled cardboard. A crowd-pleasing maker challenge that brings the carnival to your classroom. 

Use the Spin-Hinge to activate mechanical thinking.

Adapt this amazing At-Home inspiration
for your next Cardboard Arcade!

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The Makedo Hub is jam-packed with classroom-tested lessons, design challenges, and snapshots of creative ideas from the Makedo community. Browse by age, subject, or time to complete, and start your next creative learning adventure with your students today!