Welcome!

Welcome to The Little Tinkerer! We're here to get your excited about engineering.


  • Not sure what an engineer does? Check out our page on types of engineers.
  • Ready to jump in and try some experiments? Click on our Home tab to see our most recent experiments. If you want to try a specific type of experiment, click on what you're looking for in our tag cloud or use the search bar on the sidebar.
  • Do you have questions about how stuff works? Click on Q&A in our tag cloud
  • Do you want to discover outreach events in your area? Check out our Opportunities page or check out what the national Society of Women Engineers has to offer through SWENext.
  • Do you want to give us some ideas or suggestions about experiments to do or questions to answer? Submit your ideas at our Suggestions tab.
Thanks for stopping by!