COVID-19 Response/COVID-19 Projects

Hacksburg is developing child-friendly activities that can be picked up by community members while schools are closed.

• Ideally made using Hacksburg tools and require no special tools to complete at home
• A crafting project with a STEM or learning focus
• Simple enough to be completed by a school-age child
• Project ideas can be recorded here or sent to board@hacksburg.org

Felt Coronavirus

• Assemble a coronavirus out of laser cut felt pieces
• Includes instructional materials on how viruses work and parts of Coronavirus
  • Viral Envelope: Outer layer of the virus. They may help viruses avoid the host immune system
  • Spike Glycoprotein: Allow the virus to bind to receptors on the host cell
  • Hemagglutinin-esterase dimer: Allow the virus to enter the host cell
  • RNA and N Protein: The ribonucleic acid nucleocapsid protein contain the information that allow the virus to reproduce

Laser Cut Catapult

• As an example: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:23953
• For education could talk about parabolic trajectories, lever arm length, etc