Penn State Fayette hosts STEM camp
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus hosted free STEM career exploration camps for grades 6 through 12 in June.
Held in partnership with Barnes & Noble, the weeklong camps featured hands-on educational programming focused on the practical application of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in everyday life.
These camps, coordinated by Penn State Fayette蘑菇视频 Department of Outreach and Continuing Education, introduce students to college life and help them feel more comfortable about post-secondary education.
Douglas Rutledge, assistant teaching professor in physics, designed a class about telescopes and optics.
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Roger Myers, past participant and current student in Penn State Fayette蘑菇视频 electro-mechanical engineering technology program, recalled his years in the summer camps.
鈥淲e鈥檝e worked with geometry to build and later fly kites around campus, used chemistry to make our own soap and bath bombs, and even conducted murder-mystery events using forensic science experiments,鈥� he said.