Schodack: STEM Day at Maple Hill Middle School

 

Jan. 29,  at Maple Hill Middle School in Castleton-on-Hudson, grades 5-8 learned about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through a day of fun and engaging workshops led by classroom teachers, college students and business representatives.

                        Outside presentations included:

 ·   Material Engineering – by RPI graduate students 

·         Bioluminescence – by MicrOrganics

·         Kinesiology – by YMCA

·         Computer Science – by Open Source Initiative

·         Robotics - by NERIC

·         Solar Energy – by  Monolith Solar

·         Agriculture – by Dutch Hollow Farms

·         Meteorology – by WNYT Meteorologist Bob Kovachick

In-house presentations by teachers included:

·         Engineering - Building and Testing Pasta Bridges

·         How Does Solar Work? – by Schodack Central School District Superintendent Bob   

           Horan

·         DNA Extraction

·         Buoyance

·         Nanotechnology

·         Distance Learning

--Jennie Grey

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