BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Makerspace trailers are newly formed projects that bring STEM to Idaho’s rural and underserved communities.
Each trailer comes with hands-on making supplies and tools that allow kids to explore STEM concepts, collaborate, and problem solve.
“The hands-on, flexible nature of these new mobile makerspaces allow kids to get in there and explore,” saidClaire Sponseller, the UI Extension’s 4-H STEM area extension educator. “We really want kids to experience what it means to play and tinker and experiment and fail and try again, and the Think Make Create Labs will create great opportunities for kids to get excited and test out and see what STEM is all about.”
This summer the mobile makerspaces will reach more than 3,000 children.
“Our emphasis with the Think Make Create program is to help communities that don’t have much access to quality STEM education,” said Idaho…
