2. The Fab Lab

2 The Fab Lab After the assembly, we walked a million hundred miles back to Mr. Cooper's class. He wears a cape and thinks he's a superhero. Nobody knows why. "Turn to page twenty-three in your math books," said Mr. Cooper. Ugh. I hate math. I got out my math book. But you'll never believe who

walked into the door at that moment. Nobody! You could break your nose by walking into a door. But you'll never believe who walked into the doorway. It was Miss Aker! "Hey kids!" she shouted. "It's Maker Movement time! Follow me!"

Mr. Cooper slammed his math book shut. We all followed Miss Aker and walked a million hundred miles. "Where are we going?" asked Alexia. "To a secret room," said Miss Aker.

Oooh, secret rooms are cool, because they have secrets in them.* Miss Aker led us to a locked door. I had never been in this room before. I heard a rumor that it was a dungeon where bad kids get tortured. Miss Aker used a key to unlock the door. It opened with a creak. "I'm scared," said Emily, who's scared of everything. Miss Aker flipped on the light. "Welcome to our Maker Space!" she said excitedly. "I call it the Fab Lab, because it's fabulous." You won't believe what was in the Fab Lab. The shelves were filled with boxes of plastic cups, Ping-Pong balls, PVC pipe, Popsicle sticks, string, clothespins, paper clips, straws, balloons, bottle caps, duct tape, paper bags, plastic bottles, Q-tips, rubber bands, toothpicks, masking tape, glue, tacks, and all kinds of

other stuff. What a bunch of junk! "Is it garbage day?" I asked. "No!" said Miss Aker. "We can use these things to make other things."

That's when our art teacher, Ms. Hannah, came into the room. She was