STEM learning took a turn toward transportation Monday at Gizmo Coeur d’Alene. During a packed Tinker Time class, 20 kids endeavored to build a pneumatic car.
“We’re creating a community here today,” said Kacen Cook, a teacher’s assistant leading the class.
Tinker Time is a free, after-school program that takes place Mondays at the Gizmo makerspace on the North Idaho College campus in Coeur d’Alene. It’s an independent program with no affiliation to the college.
Classes often fill quickly when registration opens at 6 p.m. the Monday before the class.
In Tinker Time, up to 20 students, ages 8-13, are given a STEM-inspired project challenge, with two hours to complete.
They can work with any supplies found in one of three bins to create things like dream catchers or paper lanterns.
This week’s challenge was to build a…
