Paid
Program
Summer STEM Explorers
Makerspace
Tickets
Free
Age Range
All Ages
Location
Main Building, Floor 2
Subjects
Imagine, collaborate and create something awesome.
Makerspace is an interactive community-oriented space where you can create and learn skills using a variety of tools and materials. Use your own creativity as you explore science, technology and engineering principles! Develop your maker mindset as you play, build, imagine, adapt, modify, work together and have fun.
This exhibit is free.
Makerspace is designed for ages 7 and up. Best for multi-generational groups!
Makerspace Announcement!
We are renovating the Makerspace area and experience! Makerspace used to have a workshop for only 2 hours a day. Soon you will will have access to the Makerspace activities all day. The activities will be developed to meet the needs of visitors that come through our area throughout the week. We are working on the suites of activities. Look forward to all new Makerspace
Maker Lab
Join us in the Maker Lab to explore the science of wind and air! When you enter the Maker Lab, you will find a variety of materials for you to make your own contraption that either flies or floats in our wind tunnels (located in the main room of the Makerspace Gallery). Once you have built your contraption, you can take it over to the Float and Fly tables and wind tunnels to see if your object floats, flies or stays at the bottom of the wind tunnel. You can then come back into the Lab and adjust your design to fly or float differently!
Maker Garage
The Maker Garage hosts a rotating array of interactive hands-on building activities. Currently our guests are enjoying an expanded space to build Rig-ama-jig contraptions. Using specialty pieces that change out often, guests can make ramps, multi-layered ball runs, pulley system cranes and even gears. Come explore your inner builder in the Maker Garage.
Rigamajig
This life-sized building set has been a main stay in the Makerspace since 2015. This tried and true toy provides children with a means to explore STEM principles through open ended play. Enjoy creating from one of our changing prompts or go off the rails and create something totally unique!
The Science Center is a proud play partner of Rigamajig, whose building sets featured in our Makerspace spark STEM learning, creativity, confidence, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Location
Makerspace is located on the second floor of the main building at 5050 Oakland Avenue. Access is available through the main entrance, then up the stairs in the main lobby to the second floor, turn to your left and go past the Current Curiosities gallery.
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