Onondaga Community College representatives spent the first Saturday in May getting young students excited about hands-on learning at Maker Faire Syracuse!
More than a dozen students, faculty, and staff from OCC's School of Technology, Engineering & Computing, the Electromechanical Technology program, and the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program all volunteered their time. They taught young learners about circuits and how to make wigglebots, which are small robots with an electric motor, battery, and pipe cleaners.
"The Syracuse Maker Faire is an amazing conglomeration of makers showcasing hobbies from 3-D printing, to woodworking, to model trains, to robotics. Our volunteers enjoyed seeing the interesting STEM hobbies that people from across the region are into. It's a terrific place for our School of Technology, Engineering & Computing to connect with local children and families interested in STEM. We were able to promote our Micron-sponsored Chip Camp for 6th graders as well as the technology degrees in our school," said OCC Electromechanical Technology Professor Colleen Stevens.
The Maker Faire Syracuse, which was held at the New York State Fairgrounds, included more than 120 booths and over 700 makers. Just under 2,000 people attended the event.
