![boys building](https://fitandhealthykids.unl.edu/trainings/boys-building.jpg)
Tinkering helps children to understand you have to fail a few times, sometimes many times, in order to get the right answer.
It is a safe way for children to go through the process of trial and error – which is an experience that children need, to develop the kind of higher-order thinking skills necessary in our rapidly changing world.
Instructors
![LaDonna Werth Portrait.](images/instructors/ladonna-werth.jpg)
LaDonna WerthExtension Educator, UNL
![Lisa Poppe Portrait.](images/instructors/lisa-poppe.jpg)
Lisa PoppeExtension Educator, UNL
![Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D. Portrait.](images/instructors/soo-young-hong.jpg)
Soo-Young Hong, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, UNL
Nebraska Core Competencies:
Planning Learning Experiences and Curriculum Competencies
Child Development Subject Area:
Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development
Awarded:
2 Service Credit Hours in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Georgia
Cost:
$15