Ekuwah Mends Moses demos ChompSaws

Ekuwah Mends Moses used a short classroom video posted on May 14 to show how eight ChompSaws were deployed across engineering classes averaging 30 to 38 students. In the post’s caption, Moses said the setup kept students “creating safely & independently” while they designed, tested and revised cardboard builds rather than waiting for a teacher or a turn at a single station. Public biographical pages identify Moses as a K-5 engineering teacher in the Clark County School District and a national award-winning STEM educator. The ChompSaw is marketed by Chompshop as a kid-safe power tool for cutting cardboard, with classroom and makerspace use featured prominently in its educator materials. Those materials say the company provides milestones, badges and teacher resources intended to help students learn the machine and use it in project work. The company’s site and retail listings describe the tool as part of a broader cardboard-prototyping system aimed at STEM and STEAM settings. (youtube.com) ### How did Moses describe the classroom setup? Moses’s May 14 caption gave the clearest description of the arrangement: “Today’s classes averaged 30–38 students, & 8 ChompSaws kept them creating safely & independently!” The same caption said students focused on “designing, problem-solving, & bringing ideas to life instead of waiting for turns,” framing the tools as a way to keep activity moving across a large class. The number in the post — eight tools for classes of up to 38 students — is the central operational detail because it shows the ratio Moses chose for the lesson shown publicly. (chompshop.com) The post did not specify the exact project prompt, class period length or procurement cost for that room. ### What is a ChompSaw, according to the company? Chompshop describes the ChompSaw as a cardboard-cutting tool designed for young makers, classrooms and libraries. (youtube.com) The company’s educator page says the machine is “perfect for the classroom,” while product pages and reseller descriptions present it as a safe option for turning cardboard into prototypes, costumes and other three-dimensional builds. Retail and distributor pages also place the tool inside a larger ecosystem of accessories and teacher materials. (youtube.com) Robotix Education lists maker bundles with table accessories, a workbook, a hole punch and a scoring tool, while EDGEucating says its online learning hub includes project ideas, tutorials and educator guides. ### Who is Ekuwah Mends Moses? Ekuwah Mends Moses’s website says she is a K-5 engineering specialist, author-illustrator and keynote speaker. (chompshop.com) The site says she was the 2023-2024 National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year grand prize winner and received local teaching honors in North Las Vegas. A separate speaker biography says she works with the Clark County School District. Amazon and Edumatch pages describe Moses as an educator whose published work includes nonfiction picture books. (robotixeducation.com) Those profiles do not add detail about the May 14 classroom demonstration, but they support her public identity as both a classroom practitioner and curriculum-facing speaker. ### Why did the post focus on tool count and independence? The May 14 post tied the tool count directly to student autonomy. Moses wrote that students were “creating safely & independently” and spending time on designing and problem-solving rather than waiting, which indicates the setup was presented as a management and workflow choice as much as a tool demonstration. (ekuwah.com) Chompshop’s educator materials make a similar case from the company side. (amazon.com) The company says it has built milestones and badges to guide students as they learn the machine, and reseller pages describe the tool as suited to makerspaces, STEM labs and other hands-on environments where multiple students may be prototyping at once. ### Where can teachers see the demo and related materials? The May 14 classroom demo is publicly visible through Moses’s video channels, including a YouTube upload carrying the same “8 ChompSaws & 38 students =??” framing and caption language. (youtube.com) Chompshop’s educator page separately hosts classroom-facing information about getting started with the tool, and retailer pages continue to list classroom bundles and accessories. (chompshop.com) As of May 15, 2026, Moses’s website and public author profiles remained online, and Chompshop’s classroom materials were still available through the company and reseller pages. (ekuwah.com) (youtube.com)