Taking the STEM to ThemCirculating STEM Kits in a

Library of Things

Library of Things● Seed Library● Telescopes● Tabletop Games● Cake Pans● Sewing Machines● Small Tools● Field Day Kits

Community Engagement

●Getting creative●Going beyond outreach●Evaluating priorities●Finding partners

Community Engagement

● School Districts● Boys & Girls Clubs● Scout Troops● Homeschool Groups● After School Programs

Working with School Districts

● What do they need?● Raising Awareness● Connections and permissions● Training● Follow Up and Feedback

STEM Kits (For Groups)● Monocular Microscopes● Binocular Microscopes● Snap Circuits● Robot Mouse● Finch Robot● Weather● Makey Makey● Insect/Nature● Ozobots

**Includes Class Sets, Instructions, Activities, and Inventory List

STEM Backpacks (For Individuals)

● Magnetism● Rocks & Minerals● Doctor Kit● Insect Investigation● Electricity Investigation

**Includes Tools, Books, and Activities

Going Forward

● Lost/missing items● Improving Feedback● Funding● Sustainability

"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." Charles Darwin