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Lisa Brahms

Lisa Brahms is the Director of Learning and Research at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, including the Museum's MAKESHOP. She is also a researcher with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE). Lisa loves to make quilts and bind books.

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Make It: Hand-Woven Ring How-To
by Lisa Brahms
Find some yarn and experiment literally hand weaving with a kid maker.
Make It: Newspaper Chair How-To
by Lisa Brahms
This project introduces basic concepts of structural engineering and physics, and teaches kids how to use a power drill.
5 Things to Say to Support a Kid Maker
by Lisa Brahms
Making can activate young learners into a deep love for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math that will last the rest of their lives.
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