Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project
On a recent Thursday, Katie Small’s eighth-grade science class at St. Louis Park Middle School was hard at work. The students were gathered around a series of small blue plastic suitcases, up to their elbows in wires and assembly instructions. The goal was to put together a series of “solar suitcases” — 12-volt DC standalone […]
Twin Cities students build solar devices for Kenyan students on STEM Day
On Friday, Twin Cities students came together to work on a high-tech project that will soon help people a world away. It’s all part of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) Day. Students from 11 Twin Cities-area schools participated in the hands-on STEM program, which involved building portable solar suitcases that can capture the sun’s energy […]
