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Robots, towers and boats, oh my! K-8 students and their families are invited to the Western Upper Peninsula STEM Fair & Festival Thursday, March 16, at Michigan Tech’s Memorial Union Building (MUB). Join in the fun with nearly two dozen hands-on activities, in addition to viewing the variety of science fair projects submitted by more than 50 Copper Country students in grades 4-8. The public is encouraged to participate from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the MUB Commons. The event is free and open to all K-8 students and their families.
“We are very excited about all of the great projects being entered into the fair this year,” shared Emily Gochis, Western UP MiSTEM director. “We are eager for families and the public to come and view the projects during public viewing from 5-6 p.m. in the MUB Ballroom.”
“The STEM Festival activities will wow and engage kids of all ages,” added Tom Oliver, director of the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach.
This year’s STEM Fair & Festival is made possible by sponsorship from the following Michigan Tech Departments and community organizations: College of Engineering; College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science; College of Sciences and Arts; Departments of Civil, Environmental & Geospatial Engineering, Biological Sciences, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Social Sciences; Ecosystem Science Center, Great Lakes Research Center, and Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI).
The STEM festival is coordinated by the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. The STEM Fair is coordinated by Western UP MiSTEM Network, the Copper Country Intermediate School District and the Michigan Tech Chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society.
For more information, visit the Western U.P. STEM Fair & Festival webpage (https://www.wupstem.org/home/sciencefair) or contact Western UP MiSTEM director, Emily Gochis at 906-487-0331 or egochis@copperisd.org, or Center for Science and Environmental Outreach director, Tom Oliver at 906-487-2412 or teoliver@mtu.edu.
Schedule:
4:30-6:30 pm STEM Festival - MUB Commons - Open to all
5:00-6:00 pm STEM Fair - MUB Ballroom - Open for public viewing