Maker spaces allow students to gain knowledge and skills through hands-on activities. However, students with accessibility challenges can struggle in a maker space because their needs are not always taken into consideration. In this project, we work with Turn Back Time, a nature-based education center in Paxton, MA, to create a more accessible maker space. We bring together the benefits of hands-on learning and outdoor education to increase learning opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics for all children.

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Creator

• Deer, Veronica
• Bushnell, Jared
• Xu, Puen

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Community
• Environment
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050222-154346
• 67176

Keyword

• Accessibility challenges
• Outdoor education
• STEAM learning
• At-risk youth
• Maker Space

Advisor

• Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne

Year

• 2022

Center

• Farm Stay Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Turn Back Time farm, Paxton, MA

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education

Date created

• 2022-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 International