The STEAM Innovation Laboratory: Beyond the Makerspace Paradigm
Troy D. Cline, Sten F. Odenwald, Hilarie B. Davis, Bryan Stephenson, Paul Mirel, Kyle Boyer, Lani Sasser · Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching · 2020
The NASA Goddard STEAM Innovation Laboratory is a Makerspace approach to bringing NASA’s universe of knowledge into educational spaces around the country and to increase scientific literacy and interest in STEAM careers. Through a series of stations specializing in virtual reality, electronics, mobile sensors and 3-D fabrication, we have succeeded in impacting over 82,000 educators and students, along with 1.6 million social media participants. Our impact analysis reveals that participants gain a lasting knowledge of our STEAM content from this hands-on experience.