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of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.
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working without a blueprint
• Complexifying over time
• Persisting through and learning from
failures
• Adjusting goals based on physical
feedback and evidence
Creativity &
Self-Expression
• Responding aesthetically to
materials and phenomena
• Connecting projects to personal
interests and experiences
• Playfully exploring
• Expressing joy and delight
• Using materials in novel ways
Problem Solving &
Critical Thinking
• Troubleshooting through iterations
• Moving from trial-and-error to fine
tuning through increasingly focused
inquiries
• Developing work-arounds
• Seeking ideas, assistance, and
expertise from others
Social & Emotional
Engagement
• Building on or remixing the ideas
and projects of others
• Teaching and helping one another
• Collaborating and working in teams
• Recognizing and being recognized for
accomplishments and contributions
• Developing confidence
• Expressing pride and ownership
 Initiative &
Intentionality
• Setting one’s own goal
• Taking intellectual and creative risks;
working without a blueprint
• Complexifying over time
• Persisting through and learning from
failures
• Adjusting goals based on physical
feedback and evidence
Creativity &
Self-Expression
• Responding aesthetically to
materials and phenomena
• Connecting projects to personal
interests and experiences
• Playfully exploring
• Expressing joy and delight
• Using materials in novel ways
Problem Solving &
Critical Thinking
• Troubleshooting through iterations
• Moving from trial-and-error to fine
tuning through increasingly focused
inquiries
• Developing work-arounds
• Seeking ideas, assistance, and
expertise from others
Social & Emotional
Engagement
• Building on or remixing the ideas
and projects of others
• Teaching and helping one another
• Collaborating and working in teams
• Recognizing and being recognized for
accomplishments and contributions
• Developing confidence
• Expressing pride and ownership
LEARNING
DIMENSIONS
of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.

Conceptual
Understanding
• Controlling for variables as projects
complexify
• Constructing explanations
• Using analogues and metaphors to
explain
• Leveraging properties of materials
and phenomena to achieve design
goals
LEARNING
DIMENSIONS
of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.

Conceptual
Understanding
• Controlling for variables as projects
complexify
• Constructing explanations
• Using analogues and metaphors to
explain
• Leveraging properties of materials
and phenomena to achieve design
goals
LEARNING
DIMENSIONS
of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.

Conceptual
Understanding
• Controlling for variables as projects
complexify
• Constructing explanations
• Using analogues and metaphors to
explain
• Leveraging properties of materials
and phenomena to achieve design
goals
LEARNING
DIMENSIONS
of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.

Conceptual
Understanding
• Controlling for variables as projects
complexify
• Constructing explanations
• Using analogues and metaphors to
explain
• Leveraging properties of materials
and phenomena to achieve design
goals
LEARNING
DIMENSIONS
of Making & Tinkering
Students gain valuable learning
experiences while making and tinkering.
Use this framework to notice, support,
document, and design assessments for
student learning — and to reflect on
how your tinkering environment, activities,
and facilitation may have supported or
impeded such outcomes.

Conceptual
Understanding
• Controlling for variables as projects
complexify
• Constructing explanations
• Using analogues and metaphors to
explain
• Leveraging properties of materials
and phenomena to achieve design
goals