Solution Studio

Our summer maker space is back Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm, featuring activities and challenges inspired by the work of University of Minnesota researchers. In Solution Studio, you can follow your curiosity and let your creativity loose. Play games, build things, and awaken your inner scientist. We provide the materials and tools. You get to explore, create, experiment, and share!

Solution Studio highlights games that let you collaborate, compete, and discover. Grab a friend or play solo!

- Play science chase, a board game about the scientific process!

- Try the plant game. Will your plant survive, thrive, or wither?

- Make a tool to help you grab a ping pong ball off a column of air!

- Build a tower of tree species to represent a biodiverse forest that can stand up to threats!

- And more!

Scientists use creativity every day. They use their imaginations to solve real challenges facing people and the planet. Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis St. Paul Long-Term Ecological Research program are learning how nature in cities is different from nature outside of cities. They ask how air, water, soil, plants, animals, and even humans are impacted by and adapt to an urban environment – and what we can do to improve the ecological health of cities. In Solution Studio, you get to solve challenges inspired by this cutting edge research!