Pop Up Maker Faire - June 10 - Escalante Elementary (SLC) STEM-ers Needed!

We are putting on a Pop Up Maker Faire at Escalante Elementary School!

What is a Pop Up Maker Faire?

A Pop-Up Maker Faire is a FREE event for kids and families with hands-on STEM activities.

The Pop-Up Maker Faire is filled with fun, hands-on activities for children ages 3-8. It’s created to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)! There will be at least nine different activities to choose from. This event is in partnership with USU Extension 4-H and BioMerieux.

We need your help to run these STEM activities for the community!

What You Should Know:

• The STEM Action Center is running this event.
• The event is indoors and you will be on your feet a lot. Please dress comfortably! 
• When you get to the event, please check in at volunteer check in. You will be assigned a job ahead of time via email. Please make sure to be checking your email in the days prior to the event.
• There will be STEM Action Center employees/interns/AmeriCorps members there to help you with any questions.
• Please be there 5-10 minutes early for your shift, if you can, to allow for parking. Please meet at the check in around 10:30 am.
• Set up will start at 10:30 am. The event is from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Clean up will be from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm.
• This activity does require some thought and small amount of training. We will provide the materials about the activities prior to the event if you prefer to read about the activity in your own time. We do recommend you make time to read about your assigned activity beforehand. 

Any questions about this opportunity? Reach out to Gina Muhlestein at gmuhlestein@utah.gov.

About The Pop Up Maker Faire Project:

The Young Makers and Future Innovators Program uses a maker-based approach to engage children ages 3-8 and their families from communities of intergenerational poverty in rich STEM learning experiences. The Pop Up Maker Faires are one of the opportunities, funded through a grant from bioMerieux and designed as replicable, affordable and sustainable over time. Six communities (West Valley City, Layton/Clearfield, Kearns, Taylorsville/Murray, Midvale and Rosepark/Fairpark) have been identified to access this learning, using themed Innovation Stations which focus on the design process and problem solving. 

During the first year, six Pop Up Maker Faires provided activities to an estimated 824 participants. The activity themes included: Cardboard Creations, Create Your Code, Electronics and Electricity, Paper Crafts, Science of Sound, Storybook STEM and Edible Engineering. This year eighteen additional Pop Up Maker Faires are being scheduled.