We are excited to share that we are adding new educational maker kits from our friends at BitSpace Chicago to the 3D Universe shop. These are great for educators, students, homeschoolers, makerspaces, libraries, camps, and more!

From building games, race cars, and wearable electronics to assembling 3D printed hands for those in need, we have a variety of fun STEM-based educational maker kits available for you to share with students of all ages.

BitSpace Make It Educational Maker Kits

BitSpace Chicago has put together some wonderful Make it kits that are sure to delight students and teachers alike. Students will be learning how to use shop tools, discovering design thinking skills, exploring coding, making electronics and much more with these kits that are now available at 3D Universe.

Make it, Play it!

A marble game built from the Make it Play it educational maker kit

The BitSpace Make It, Play It! kit allows for true iteration as students create a series of physical rough drafts and build on techniques to gain an understanding of the scope of what they can create. Each week students learn new skills and tools that they immediately apply.

Students will learn to design, build and test their very own game in this hands-on learning project that introduces design thinking, woodshop tools & techniques, and a launching point for making.

Make it Play it Kits by Bitspace Chicago

What is included with the Make it, Play it! kit?

• 1 Teachers Kit (Additional Student Kits sold separately)
• 6, 8, or 10 – Week Lesson Plans
• Best Practices for Tool Safety and Usage
• Downloadable Activities to Foster Design Thinking and engage students in computational thinking
• Three (3) ISBE state-approved professional development hours (PDH’s) will be provided by IDEA

What’s in the Teacher’s Kit?

Drill Table
• Lumber Mitred (1″ mitre on corners) x 2 (2 x 4 x 12″)
• MDF Top x 2 (5.5 x 10.75 x 0.5″)
• MDF Base Mitred (1″ mitre on corners) x 2 (9.25 x 11.50 x 0.5″)

Vehicles
• Lumber x 1 (2x2x12″)
• Dowels x 1 (0.25″ x 12″)
• Dowels x 1 (0.5″x12″)
• Wheels x 4 (1.5″ x 0.5″ slab)

Other Materials:
• Wood Screw x 14 (1.58″ #8)

For more information or to purchase the teacher kit and additional student kits, please click the button below or visit our shop page.

Make it, Race it! Educational Maker Kit

Projects created by students with the Make it Race it kits

Feats of strength, speed, and beauty abound in the BitSpace Make It, Race It course. Students have the opportunity to design, build and test their very own racing vehicle in this hands-on learning project that introduces students to design thinking, and woodshop tools and techniques.

What is included?

• 1 Teacher Kit (Additional Student Kits sold separately)
• 6, 8, or 10 – Week Lesson Plans
• Best Practices for Tool Safety and Usage
• Downloadable Activities to Foster Design Thinking
• Three (3) ISBE state-approved professional development hours (PDH’s) will be provided by IDEA

What’s in the Teacher Kit?

Drill Table
• Lumber Mitred (1″ mitre on corners) x 2 (2 x 4 x 12″)
• MDF Top x 2 (5.5 x 10.75 x 0.5″)
• MDF Base Mitred (1″ mitre on corners) x 2 (9.25 x 11.50 x 0.5″)

Vehicles
• Lumber x 1 (2x2x12″)
• Dowels x 1 (0.25″ x 12″)
• Dowels x 1 (0.5″x12″)
• Wheels x 4 (1.5″ x 0.5″ slab)

Other Materials:
• Wood Screw x 14 (1.58″ #8)

For more information or to purchase the teacher kit and additional student kits, please click the button below or visit our shop page.

Make it, Wearable Electronics!

This course will introduce students aged 10-14 to circuits as they use various electronic components combined with textiles to assist in the creation/modification of smart clothes.

Students will be able to express themselves through a combination of engineering and art while learning many new skills; from sewing and making to electronics.

This course will give students a basic understanding of soft circuits through a project. Students can then carry that understanding into the creation of additional projects and activities.

BItspace Wearable Electronics Kits showing the box contents

What is included?

• 1 Teacher kit (Additional Student Kits sold separately)
• Comprehensive Lessons to Engage Students in Wearable Electronics Projects
• Foundational understanding in basics of electronics and soft circuits
• Guidance to create your own “smart” wearable, plushie, or another fabric object. (i.e. a shirt with blinking LEDs, a felt monster with light-up eyes, etc.)
• Three (3) ISBE state-approved professional development hours (PDHs) will be provided by IDEA

What’s in the Teacher’s Kit?

• 1 Craft Baggie (googly eyes,
• colored pipe cleaners, foam
• stickers, etc)
• 3 sheets felt
• 4 CR2032 batteries
• 5 alligator clips
• 1 spool of regular thread
• 2 spools/bundles of embroidery floss
• 1 foam needle holder
• 2 needles
• 2 needle threaders
• 1 fabric pen
• 1 pair of scissors
• 1 sheet conductive fabric
• 1 spool conductive thread
• 1 Lilypad battery holder
• 1 Lilypad Protosnap
• 6 sewable LEDs

For more information or to purchase the teacher kit and additional student kits, please click the button below or visit our shop page.

e-NABLE 3D Printed Hand Kits

Join thousands of students worldwide participating in the e-NABLE Community 3D printed hand project to make functional 3D printed assistive devices for those in need.

Students of all ages will learn how 3D printing can be used to make a difference in the lives of others and get inspired to start creating their own designs to assist others through this global service-learning project.

This is a beautiful human-centered design project that K-12, as well as University level students, love to participate in! These e-NABLE educational maker kits are being used all over the world, in over 100 countries and counting!

This assembly materials kit includes all of the materials needed to assemble any of the following four Phoenix Hand designs, created by the e-NABLE volunteer community but does not include the 3D printed parts:

• e-NABLE Phoenix Hand v3
• Phoenix v2
• Unlimbited Phoenix
• Phoenix Reborn

This kit also includes sufficient materials for producing the Unlimbited Arm, except that additional velcro straps will be needed.

e-NABLE volunteer John Diamond has prepared an assembly manual for the Phoenix v2, which is available here. He also produced a great video tutorial for the assembly process, which can be found here.

If you’re undecided about which Phoenix design to make, 3D Universe recommends starting with the e-NABLE Phoenix Hand v3. This design is the easiest to print and to assemble. Check our Assembly Tutorial here:

For more information about the e-NABLE Community, information on how to volunteer or if you are in need of a device of your own, please visit enablingthefuture.org.

A discount is available on these hand kits for e-NABLE members who are actively involved in the charitable fabrication of these devices. Email info@3duniverse.org for more details.