Student scientists at Weaver Lake Elementary are joining the Maker Movement thanks to a grant from the Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. With the addition of a 3D printer, Squishy Circuits, conductive thread, and other engineering materials, Weaver Lake students are exposed to the basics of electrical engineering and computer programming in grades K-6. In the Weaver Makerspace, they have the chance to be “makers of their own learning”, become designers, turn ideas into reality, and share their creations with the world. In a collaborative, communicative world, students need to be innovative, critical thinkers. Creativity and the growth of STEM skills are important to productivity in the 21st century workplace. In the new makerspace, students will come together to create with technology and develop their collaborative, creative, and problem-solving skills. They will engage in hands-on, minds-on science while exploring their creative, out-of-the-box side, with access to tools that turn their ideas into reality.