MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – This weekend, The Bakken Museum and Form5 Prosthetics will host a prosthetics design workshop for high school students. From Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29, 15 students from Twin Cities area high schools will gather at the museum to solve real-world problems by modifying existing prosthetic devices.

Three teams will learn about 3D printing and medical device fabrication during the workshop. Students will work together to plan, build, adjust, and readjust their designs to create prototypes based on assigned scenarios. Each team will consist of five teenage students, a Form5 facilitator, and support from a Bakken Museum educator. Groups will have approximately 15 hours to plan, print, and construct prototype devices. On Sunday, groups will present their final project to family and friends.

The Pre-Fab Workshop is an annual event hosted by Form5. This is the first year that The Bakken Museum hosts the STEM for social innovation curriculum. 3D[Au1]  printing for this event is generously supported by Stratasys.

The Bakken Museum is located at 3537 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis Minnesota. Event hours are: Friday, May 27 from 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Press are invited to attend both the design and assembly portion Saturday and the project presentation on Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m.

The Bakken Museum

The Bakken Museum inspires a passion for innovation by exploring the potential for science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place. Located on the West shore of Bde Maka Ska, the museum features interactive exhibits for all ages, a world-renowned collection of artifacts, and exceptional STEM education programs. For more information, visit thebakken.org. Find @thebakkenmusem on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

About Form5 Prosthetics

Form5 Prosthetics Inc. is a non-profit organization founded by Aaron Westbrook in 2017 that is empowering people to successfully interact with their world and their future. After receiving his first prosthetic arm, Aaron was dissatisfied with the process and the device he received, so he set out to advance prosthetics in high school. Form5’s vision is a world where individual with limb differences have the confidence, recourses, and support to accomplish anything they imagine.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Laura Whittet
Director of Marketing & Communications
The Bakken Museum
651-242-0779