If you think art and STEM are polar opposites, think again.
More and more, educators, makers, employers and others are adding the arts into the mix of science, technology, engineering and math, which are often referred to collectively as STEM.
The result is STEAM, a new take on the acronym.
The Pinhead Institute will meld STEM and the arts — and bring that STEAM concept to life — on Tuesday and Wednesday with Makerspace Mayhem: Discover, Design, Develop!
The program, in which participants learn laser cutting and 3D printing, takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day.
Open to kids in grades five through eight, it is free and registration is not required.
“Just drop in at Pinhead HQ at 300 S. Mahoney Drive to take part,” said Pinhead…
