Automata: Ojibwe Kit

This guide features pictures and diagrams for engineering three different storytelling devices to bring scenes to life from two Ojibwe stories, The Frog, the Snake, and the Cure for Poison Ivy and How Gwingwa’aage Got His Name.

Developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota with Logan Monroe and Chelsea Smith.

Teacher Guide

Student Guide

Screenshot from Automata Storytelling Devices How To Videos

Padlet for Teachers

Artwork

Story Texts

Animations

How-to Videos

  • Materials

  • Device 1: Cam and Cam Follower

  • Device 2: Pendulum Powered Lever

  • Device 3: Parallel Motion Device with 4-Bar Linkage