Creative making and tinkering takes place in many settings, and is a rich context for learning about science, technology, engineering, and art. What are people learning as they make? How do we support making experiences for famlies with young children? What's are the various ways that facilitators encourage (or discourage) fluency with technology and materials? How does a maker identity develop and does that have consequences on STEM later engagement?

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Funding provided by: National Science Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.