Design Squad Maker
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Publisher Description
Solve problems, plan out ideas, build and test prototypes, and see how they change over time in your personal portfolio! What will you make with Design Squad Maker?
DESIGN SQUAD MAKER APP FEATURES
- Create unlimited design projects
- Add sketches, photos, and notes
- Save progress in an editable portfolio
- Watch animated videos explaining the engineering design process
- Walk through each step of the design process with a friendly host
- Use tips and reflection questions throughout to support children's learning
- Check out example project ideas
- Find ideas for families to work together
- Try quick activities to supplement design projects at home
- Use at home and as part of Design Squad Maker workshops around the country
- Aligned with STEM curriculum concepts
- Co-developed with researchers and families
- No in-app purchases
- No advertising
The Design Squad Maker app was rigorously researched and developed for use at home and in maker space settings. Its open-ended, hands-on approach gives kids control over their own learning, encouraging them to identify problems that matter to them and develop solutions. In addition, when kids solve problems, they learn STEM concepts, practice thinking critically and creatively, gain experience using tools and materials, and learn perseverance when things don’t go as planned.
ABOUT DESIGN SQUAD MAKER
This app was created as part of Design Squad Maker, a program that engages children and their caregivers in the engineering design process in museums, community maker spaces, and at home. Together, kids ages 8–11 and their caregivers come up with problems that they want to solve, brainstorm solutions, build prototypes, and test them to see how they work. They experience the same steps that engineers use to solve real-world problems.
PRIVACY
GBH Kids and Design Squad Maker are committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and to being transparent about what information is collected from users.
The Design Squad Maker app collects anonymous, aggregated analytics data for the purpose of improving the app experience—for example, determining which features are more popular in general. No personally identifiable data is collected. Photos taken during the use of this app are stored locally on your device as part of the explicit functionality of the app. The app does not send or share these photos anywhere. GBH KIDS does not see any photos taken by this app.
To learn more about Design Squad Maker's privacy policy, visit https://pbskids.org/designsquad/blog/design-squad-maker/
FUNDERS AND CREDITS
© 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation. Design Squad Maker is produced by GBH Boston and the New York Hall of Science. Design Squad Maker and its logo are copyrights of WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1811457. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
About Design Squad Maker
Design Squad Maker is a free app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Design Squad Maker is WGBH. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.
To install Design Squad Maker on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2024-04-20 and was downloaded 0 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Design Squad Maker as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Design Squad Maker on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Design Squad Maker is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
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- After Design Squad Maker is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
