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  • #Room Setup Ideas
  • #Innovator Passport & MiniBooks
  • #Paper, Cardboard, Plastic, Wire & Things
  • #Trash UpCycle
  • #Build with Lego, Strawbees, Make-Do
  • #Circuits & Electronics
  • #Robotics, Coding & App Building
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Strawbees becom an inventor

IPAD APP 
Take the Strawbee course and learn to make a variety of projects using Strawbees and straws.  (free)
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Provides complete list of materials, strawbee setups and building instructions.

​Learn to make Monster Jaw(Accordian Arm), bridge, catapult, umbrella and more.

Strawbee Bridge Challenge

Using straws and strawbee connectors, build a bridge that can support 100 pennies.

​​STRAWS:

Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws  
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strawbee_bridge_a3.pdf
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Strawbee Ferris Wheel

Build a ferris wheel that spins.   Get started with instructions here: 
http://www.instructables.com/id/Strawbees-Ferris-Wheel-1/?ALLSTEPS

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​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws


Strawbee Windmill

Build a working Windmill.
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​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws  
​http://www.instructables.com/id/Windmill-with-Strawbees/?ALLSTEPS
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​Strawbee Swing set

Build a working swing set with straws and strawbee connectors.
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​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws
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​Instructable instructions: 
http://www.instructables.com/id/Strawbees-Swing/?ALLSTEPS

Straw shapes: Dodecahedron & Geodesic sphere

​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws

GEODESIC
: Using straws and strawbee connectors, build a geodesic globe shape.

Instructable Instructions: http://goo.gl/Lq5gz1

DODECAHEDRON:  Using straws and strawbee connectors, build a dodecahedron.

Instructable Instructions: http://goo.gl/YvoZ8U
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Strawbees Hydraulic Flower

Build a moving flower using air and aquarium hose.
​​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws
http://www.instructables.com/id/Strawbees-Hydraulic-Flower/

Strawbees presentation and examples.

Strawbee presentation from Strawbees on Vimeo.


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Strawbot

Use strawbees and pager motor to create a strawbot that moves and draws. 
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​​STRAWS:
Use 7 3/4" x 1/4" - heavy duty straws
​makercamp.com/projects/strawbot
strawbot.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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