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Design your Own Games: Part 1

  • AIMS Center 1595 South Chestnut Avenue Fresno, CA, 93702 United States (map)

Design your Own Games: Part 1

 

Overview

What’s better than playing a game? Playing one you designed! Students use the Engineering Design Process to build their own game.

In this workshop, you’ll explore how students can engage in the Engineering Design Process while creating their own playable games using simple, everyday materials. Discover how cardboard, paper, straws, and other common supplies can be transformed into unique targets, obstacles, and interactive elements, all driven by student creativity and problem-solving.

This workshop is offered in two parts. While participants are welcome to attend either session independently, it is highly encouraged to attend both, especially joining Part 1 before Part 2, to get the full experience and continuity of learning.

About Our Educator Workshops:

Design, Craft, and Code: New Tools for Teaching Science through STEAM

With science education now featured on the California School Dashboard, there’s never been a better time to rethink how we teach it. Design, Craft, and Code is a hands-on workshop series that equips educators to bring the California NGSS to life through a STEAM-integrated, maker-centered approach—including creative connections to computer science.

Participants will explore a wide range of materials and tools—from cardboard and fabric to 3D printers, laser cutters, and microcontrollers—while engaging in open-ended design challenges that spark creativity and problem-solving. Grounded in constructionism, design thinking, and the maker mindset, these sessions provide practical strategies for teaching science through making, coding, and hands-on exploration.

Come ready to design, prototype, and experiment—while gaining the tools and confidence to lead meaningful, NGSS-aligned science and computer science experiences in your classroom.

 
 

REGISTRATION

In-person: FREE

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DETAILS

Wednesday, May 6

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PST

AIMS Center for Math and Science Education
Richard Thiessen Conference Center (WEC 114)
1595 S. Chestnut Ave. Fresno, CA 93702

Located on the main campus of Fresno Pacific University

 
 

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