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"Don’t Be Bored, Make Something."

How the government and private sector can turn American kids on to science through "Making."

By Thomas Kalil

Full Story: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/06/every_child_a_maker_how_the_government_and_private_sector_can_turn_kids_on_to_science_and_engineering_through_making_.html

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Fab Lab of the Week: Fox Valley Technical College in Wisconsin

The FAB LAB (Fabrication Laboratory) is a unique Learning Center that enhances student classes and provides for an outreach program in the Fox Valley. Local schools join the fab lab in creating and constructing projects that relate to their curriculum and learn science, technology, engineering and math along the way. FAB LAB’s give students the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other fab labs around the world.

The FAB LAB concept was created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Dr. Neil Gershenfeld and documented in his book “FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop.” In the summer of 2007, the FAB LAB at FVTC became the 17th in the world.

Full Story: http://on3dprinting.com/2012/06/11/fab-lab-of-the-week-fox-valley-technical-college-in-wisconsin/