NAMPA — The Idaho Out-of-School Network has unveiled a new educational tool, a Think Make Create mobile makerspace lab at the Boys and Girls Club in Nampa. It is the final of 28 TMC labs placed around Idaho just in time for fall afterschool youth programs, according to a news release.
A TMC mobile makerspace lab is a place where kids can “do science” while having fun, the release stated. Activities help kids master the basic skills needed for future jobs in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Idaho’s TMC mobile makerspace labs were created by the Idaho Out-of-School Network and the University of Idaho 4H program to provide after-school learning opportunities and increase access to STEM education. More than 30,000 youth have used the mobile makerspace labs since 2021.
“The idea of putting STEM materials in a trailer to create a mobile makerspace has really…
