A group of about nine kids and their parents gathered Saturday at the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana building located at 2115 Lexington Road to build a working music synthesizer by reengineering a sound circuit.

It sounds complex, but Louisville Science Center educators Danielle Blank and Joseph Clagg clearly explained the process to the fourth through eighth graders and assisted them in stripping, cutting and soldering wires to build their take home projects.

The Girl Scouts have certainly come up since I was a kid. They used to meet in church basements, but this building looks like a college campus building or private school. They recently received a grant to open The Makerplace, which they hope will become an open access space for kids to come and engage in science, technology, and creative projects. For now, they are offering workshops at scheduled times.

Lead Photo by Jessica Lynn: Brandon Brooks attaches wires he cut to a circuit board.