Tech 101 Kids at the Union City Maker Faire

This afternoon Tech 101 Kids were special guests at the Union City Maker Faire. In case you don’t know what a Maker Faire is, it is an event put on by Make Magazine to “celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset”. We arrived at around 10:30 A.M. to set up before the event started at 11:00 A.M. We were directed to our own table which was directly to the right of the doorway so that made it very convenient for newcomers to come by and view our work.

I was in charge of Bob the Vegetation Relocater and partly in charge of the Makey Makey. Bryan was in charge of the Fuel Cell Car and mostly in charge of the Makey Makey. Joseph was in charge of all his robots and creations while also being in charge of the Rubik’s Cubes. Last but not least Erick was overlooking us to make sure we are having no trouble and that everything was getting set up correctly.

We finished setting up just as people began to file into the room. I hadn’t really paid attention to the other tables with people by then but it was too late to find out what they were showcasing. Speaking of showcasing I think Tech 101 Kids went all out, as we had brought everything from the Makey Makey to Joseph’s extendable arm. After an hour of showcasing our robots and such it was time for the award ceremony. We were mentioned multiple times during the speeches and then all of the K-2nd graders in the Union City Summer STEM program were given certificates of completion, followed by some extra for those who went above and beyond.

Afterwards, I got a good view of what the other tables were about. They included things like drones, 3D printers, Snap Circuits, littleBits, and Lego Mindstorms from other groups like Latinas in STEM and Morphi.

The event slowly died down and ended around 1:30pm, and so it was finally time to pack up and call it a day.

Thank you @mrnavas for organizing this great event. And thank you @jazcar03 for inviting us!

Were you at the Union City Maker Faire this year? Let us know what were your favorite projects in the comments below.