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CARDBOARD AUTOMATA: STEAM Concepts in Folk & Self-Taught Art
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AUTOMATA: AN OVERVIEW → Moving sculpture (AKA kinetic sculpture)
→ Machines or mechanisms designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of operations → Set in motion by hand cranks, wind power, solar power, electricity, etc.
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AUTOMATA: AN OVERVIEW (cont.)
→ Multiple media Wood Metal Wire Recyclables Food Cardboard
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Frog + Fly // Keith Newstead // CMT
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Whirling Birds // Paul Spooner // CMT
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SIMPLE MACHINES IN PLAY
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SIMPLE MACHINES IN PLAY (cont.)
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SIMPLE MACHINES IN PLAY (cont.)
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SIMPLE MACHINES IN PLAY (cont.)
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CHURCH REVIVAL // CARLTON GARRETT
Carlton Garrett, American, 1900–1992 (Artist/Maker) Church Revival Gift of Mrs. Alfred E. Thompson, Sr. and through exchange Circa Painted and carved wood with metal and string
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IN THE ARTIST’S OWN WORDS
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MOTION: ROUND + ROUND
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MOTION: UP + DOWN, ROUND + ROUND
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MOTION: UP + DOWN, BACK + FORTH
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MOTION: UP + DOWN
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MOTION: SIDE TO SIDE
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AUTOMATA = STEAM IN MOTION
SCIENCE: Newton’s Laws of Motion // gravitational force // simple machines // push + pull // balanced vs. unbalanced forces TECHNOLOGY: Systems integration // robotics ENGINEERING: Simple machines // design process // prototyping // developing solutions ARTS: 3D form // kinetic sculpture // constructing meaning MATH: Measurement // 2D and 3D shapes // standards for mathematical practice
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AUTOMATA ABROAD: TIBETAN MONKS
Photos courtesy of The Tinkering Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco
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RESOURCES Maker Camp Instructions | Tinkering Studio Instructions | Craft Camp Instructions | Tinkering Studio Cardboard Automata Overview | Tinkering Studio Deep Dive into Cardboard Automata | Tinkering With Tibetan Monks | Cabaret Mechanical Theater | Drew Charter School |
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