STEM in Knitting: Knitting Technology & Creating the Swatch
by Anna Boyd
This is the second lesson of a 4-part series that explores STEM in Knitting. This lesson is optional and requires the teacher to be an experienced knitter either by hand or with a knitting machine. Hand knitting takes longer to learn so that is recommended only for an after-school program.
Links to helpful resources and the other lessons are included!
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hF0GngINO848d14mPvfxZXbudK1lFtjD/edit?u…Subject Area
Technology 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process Mathematics Geometry (G)
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