The problem: Children need hands-on activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) to reinforce classroom lessons.  

The educational program response- A series of hands-on activities were focused on the science of tools and automation.  Employees from Toyota presented an exhibit focused on Karakuri, a Japanese term for mechanic devices to assist with tasks with limited or no electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic power sources.  Also the students used a hand crank, to see the old fashioned way of making homemade ice cream.

The participants/target audience- Students from 

Other partners- Discovery Zone, Red River Museum

Program impact or participant response- 79 students were exposed to engineering concepts that are used in factory production methods.