Automata: Hmong Kit

This guide features pictures and diagrams for engineering three different storytelling devices to bring scenes to life from two traditional Hmong folktales, Why Farmers Carry Their Crops and Sun and Moon.

Developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota in partnership with Brian Xiong, Yinkong Vue, and Mekala Nava.

A photo of a completed Automata.

Teacher Guide

A photo of a completed Automata

Student Guide

Screenshot from Automata Storytelling Devices How To Videos

Padlet for Teachers

Automata Storytelling Devices Artwork

Artwork

Screenshot from Automata Storytelling Devices Animations
Screenshot from Automata Storytelling Devices Animations

Animations

Exploded view of a Pendulum Powered Lever

How-To Videos