• Strategy: Supporting Youth Development Through STEM
  • Skill: Giving Youth Control
  • Date: February 21, 2022

Creating a Making and Tinkering Summer

What is Making and why are some people so excited about it? In the field, making is defined as the act of creating something. The reason it has gotten much press recently is technology. Advances in technology have limited how much we make for ourselves. You can't just tinker around with your car when your check engine light comes on.


Resources

Giving Youth a Role Staff Development Guide

I Can’t Get It to Work! Video-Based Learning Module

Tinkering in STEM Education

Learning Through STEM-Rich Tinkering: Findings from a Jointly Negotiated Research Project Taken Up in Practice

Exploratorium Tinker Studio

Creating an Arts and Crafts MakerSpace at Camp

TEDx Talk: Everyone is a Maker, but no everyone has access