Instructables Teacher Review | Common Sense Education

Write Review

Teacher Review for Instructables

Rebecca L.
Classroom teacher

My Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

My Subjects Science

Save Changes

My Rating

Learning Scores

Engagement

Pedagogy

Support

Classroom feedback

My Students Liked It Yes

My Students Learned Yes

I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

Great for Creation
Individual
Student-driven work

Great with Advanced learners

How I Use It

I would use this product as a teaching tool to help mu students further their knowledge. I did not find this site useful to teach a particular concept such as energy or simple machines. I used this product to help several of my students choose a topic for a science fair. One of my students was researching alternative energy sources and there was a great step by step tutorial that showed my student how to disassemble a remote control car and convert it to a solar power car. By using this particular website, my student felt more confidence in research for her science project. This is a great STEM website because it is a little off the beaten path and really pushes the students to reach outer limits especially in the fields of robotics and arduino.

My Take

I really like instructables, however I feel that only a gifted middle schooler or high schooler would be able to use it on their own. Most of the projects have pictures, but sometimes the directions are hard to follow. I still had to provide my upper elementary students guidance. I found this site a really nice asset to science fairs. There were topics that students could further explore and see what other individuals are making and creating.

Great DIY website that is easy for upper elementary and middle school students to follow.

Learning Scores

Classroom feedback

How I Use It

My Take

Other Teacher Reviews For Instructables