![Students at Tabernacle Elementary School worked on a Star Wars- themed project on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Students at the school are building carts that will hold school supplies which will be based on Star Wars characters. [CARL KOSOLA / STAFF PHOTOJOURNALIST]](https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2017/12/15/NBCO/ghows-PA-6051f551-c7b0-25da-e053-0100007f46cc-6c3b3adc.jpeg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
TABERNACLE — The Force is strong with students at Tabernacle Elementary School.
Ahead of the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Friday, students in each grade level designed and began crafting mobile makerspace carts paying tribute to their favorite intergalactic characters: Darth Vader, C-3PO, Chewbecca, R2-D2 and BB8.
In traditional makerspaces, teachers bring their students into a community room stocked with tools handy for interactive projects. Tabernacle Elementary unveiled its “Collaboratory” room this year, which features a smartboard, 3-D printer, dry erase workstations, and countless supplies, like glue, markers, Popsicle sticks, sketch pads, yarn and paint. Classes have access to the Collaboratory once a week, but teachers will be able to reserve the mobile makerspace carts any time.
So called makerspaces in schools are becoming more popular as a spot…
