Eight-year-old Max Mattei, a lover of math and engineering, was immediately drawn to 3D printers when he explored the Soar Lab.
Filled with enthusiasm and curiosity, he watched as nothing turned to something (a bright yellow dinosaur) within the printer. Always up for an investigation, question after question popped into his head and those questions were answered by Soar Lab facilitators.
He was brought to the space by his grandmother, Lakewood Ranch’s Cathy Mattei. She is a retired pre-K teacher who worked at Blackburn Elementary School from 2015-2019…