![Students in a makerspace](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-10/students_in_makerspace.jpg?itok=ZZGyqodx)
Makerspaces for Educators
Backgrounders
A makerspace is a collaborative space where anyone can create, tinker, invent and learn by making.
![Assorted Wrenches Assorted Wrenches](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2008-04-14_Chrome-Vanadium_Wrenches.jpg?itok=9LLfcgiy)
Tools: Hand
Picture Collections
16 images of some tools such as hammers, saws and drills that are operated by hand and do not require electricity
![Circular Saw Circular Saw](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/DeWalt_circular_saw.jpg?itok=Hy5hVqIk)
Tools: Power
Picture Collections
10 images of some tools such as belt sanders and table saws that use an electric motor rather than requiring manual labour
![Wood Screw Wood Screw](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Screw_3.jpg?itok=AnqMZDRD)
Simple Machines: Screws
Picture Collections
5 images of some objects such as corkscrews that have a mechanism of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder to create movement
![Apprentice Plumber At Construction Site Apprentice Plumber At Construction Site](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Apprentice-Plumber-on-Site.jpg?itok=IpfI8cf5)
Buildings: Construction Site
Picture Collections
10 images of buildings in various stages of construction, some equipment being used and some people who work on construction sites
![Measuring Flooring Measuring Flooring](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Construction_Worker_DVIDS85544.jpg?itok=7uvVK1I6)
Careers: Construction Worker
Picture Collections
6 images of different types of work that someone involved in construction might do