How do you motivate kids to learn new STEM skills and put them on a path toward science and engineering? Turn it into a game! Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition uses "skill trees" to chart a path toward proficiency in subjects like 3D printing, sewing, and robotics, enabling them to see their learning progress. Activities such as creating cardboard sculptures and wearable tech provide a launching point for exploration and inspiration. Ignite the curiosity of young minds!
Steph Piper is a creative technologist and maker, and serves as the library makerspace manager at the University of Southern Queensland. She also runs Maker Queen AU, a small business creating beautiful soldering kits to inspire others to learn electronics skills, as well as the GlowStitch line of machine-sewable LEDs. Steph created the Party Button art installation, a cross walk interface designed to play party music that was featured at Curiocity Festival in Brisbane. She is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
