Working together, Leeds Libraries, Leeds Museums and Galleries and the University of Leeds created a modular STEAM-focused series of activities, focusing on tackling environmental issues and using developments in technology for societal and environmental good.
A programme of workshops aimed at young people aged 7 - 14 and their families inspired the next generation of digital makers and engineers through creative experiments using a variety of easy to access electronics kits. The workshops took place over the course of a year, using newly formed adjustable and transportable makerspaces. Inspiration was drawn from Leeds Museums MyLearning and insect collections plus Leeds Libraries’ specialist collections, including local engineer John Smeaton, the Gott Bequest and Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii.
Families worked with engineering researchers from the University of Leeds to explore how robotics, Internet of Things and data analytics can be combined to monitor and help the natural world around us.
Read our interview with the project team here
