Digital Toolkit
This digital tool kit will guide you through the steps to assemble your own Fundamentals of Repair Toolkit and facilitate three classroom activities to introduce your students to basic repair skills.
Grades 5-12
Time Needed open-ended
Toolkit Details
What’s in this digital toolkit?
This digital guide includes an Educators Guide with information to make your own Fundamentals of Repair toolkit. We’ve also included downloadable Station Instruction Cards and Student Worksheets.
Downloadable Guides and Handouts
Fundamentals of Repair Toolkit – Educator Guide – PDF
Fundamentals of Repair Toolkit – Station Instruction Cards – PDF
Fundamentals of Repair Toolkit – Student Worksheets – PDF
Fundamentals of Repair Toolkit – Tool Cards – PDF
Purpose and Context
This step-by-step resource walks educators through creating three hands-on learning stations: sewing a button, exploring common tools, and building a parallel circuit. Whether used as a pre-activity to prepare students for an On-Campus Fixit Clinic or as a stand alone classroom experience, this toolkit introduces repair as an accessible, practical skill set while helping students understand how everyday items work and how they can be maintained. It invites students to shift from passive consumption to active problem solving, laying the groundwork for deeper engagement in repair, sustainability, and community action!
Instructions
Start by downloading and reading the Educator Guide. Purchase or otherwise gather the required materials as needed for your group size. (Tip: Try finding some common construction or sewing tools second hand or on your local Buy Nothing Group!) Read through the Station Instruction Cards and Student Worksheets too. Plan how you’ll use the kit in your class and have fun!
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