{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"School-Age Programs and Services Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/school-age-programs-and-services-committee\/","title":"Taking Things Apart* (*No reassembly required.)","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"us5DMSdtvY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/taking-things-apart-no-reassembly-required\/\">Taking Things Apart* (*No reassembly required.)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/taking-things-apart-no-reassembly-required\/embed\/#?secret=us5DMSdtvY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Taking Things Apart* (*No reassembly required.)&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"us5DMSdtvY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"We enjoy making things in the Children&#8217;s Room. \u00a0Catapults for rubber band balls and elaborate paper airplanes. Colorful chemical reactions. Louise Nevelson-inspired shadow boxes. Hand-sewn pillows stuffed with lavender. \u00a0Even sushi and super delicious doughnuts topped with cinnamon sugar. \u00a0But as delightful as we\u2019ve found stirring, stitching, and sculpting&#8211;and designing projectiles of all shapes and sizes&#8211;we\u2019ve recently discovered how much fun we can\u00a0have unmaking. For a recent program we called \u201cTaking Things Apart* (*No reassembly required.),\u201d we collected old computer system units that we begged from a university IT department, where offices constantly update and swap out their CPUs. \u00a0With a few screwdrivers and pliers from\u00a0around the library and a few others brought in from home, we set up the computers on card tables and gathered fourth to sixth graders in small groups around each unit. \u00a0And then we asked them to find out what\u2019s inside. This wasn\u2019t an electronic...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Taking-Things-Apart-1-225x300.jpg"}