STEAM Day brings hands-on experiments to Mars Area
Students laughed, shrieked, cheered, and “oohed” and “ahhed” at science experiments during a morning of hands-on activities at Mars Area Elementary School’s inaugural STEAM Day.
The event, run by student members of Mars Area High School’s Science National Honor Society, connected older students with younger classrooms to show off science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) activities and involve kids in making learning fun.
Students rotated between six stations, exploring demonstrations run by high school students that included a Van der Graaff generator that transferred static electricity across a chain of students, a tornado machine, an Oobleck demonstration where students made chemical concoctions, and a homemade ice cream stand.
Elementary school students gathered in circles to test out the experiments. Liam Wilson, 10, was excited about the Oobleck demonstration.
“Oobleck is a solid and a liquid,” he said. “When you hit the Oobleck, it’s hard, but when you softly touch it, it’s a liquid. I like it because the chemistry inside of the Oobleck is hard and soft.”
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