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Our middle school students have the opportunity to participate in the annual science fair as well as the Science Olympiad Engineering Competition. We also take a small group of students to an engineering fair at a local University. However, students might not have the opportunity to design, create, and build products during their classes. Setting up a Makerspace in the library could address that need and expand access to materials for every child. K'NEX is a familiar item that children can use collaboratively to give life to their design ideas. K'NEX materials would be a simple tool for students to begin turning their ideas into products. The K'NEX kits focus on different aspects of physics that the children have been learning about in their years of science classes (i.e. wheels, simple machines, etc). K'NEX is durable, reusable, and allows the students to correct design flaws at any time during the building process. This "easy to fix" material allows students to create designs without fear of failure or "getting it wrong". My hope is that putting K'NEX into the hands of students, we might be able to reach the disengaged students, support the scientifically curious students, and support the socialization of shy students. Makerspace can be about much more than just design. It can be about confidence building and friendship establishment. I want the Makerspace to be a place where students gather to share more than a project. I want K'NEX to help kids connect!

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Our middle school students have the opportunity to participate in the annual science fair as well as the Science Olympiad Engineering Competition. We also take a small group of students to an engineering fair at a local University. However, students might not have the opportunity to design, create, and build products during their classes. Setting up a Makerspace in the library could address that need and expand access to materials for every child. K'NEX is a familiar item that children can use collaboratively to give life to their design ideas. K'NEX materials would be a simple tool for students to begin turning their ideas into products. The K'NEX kits focus on different aspects of physics that the children have been learning about in their years of science classes (i.e. wheels, simple machines, etc). K'NEX is durable, reusable, and allows the students to correct design flaws at any time during the building process. This "easy to fix" material allows students to create designs without fear of failure or "getting it wrong". My hope is that putting K'NEX into the hands of students, we might be able to reach the disengaged students, support the scientifically curious students, and support the socialization of shy students. Makerspace can be about much more than just design. It can be about confidence building and friendship establishment. I want the Makerspace to be a place where students gather to share more than a project. I want K'NEX to help kids connect!

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