I remember when I taught fourth grade many years ago I organized our first Family Math Night. It was great. We had more families than we could shake a stick at. It was such a great experience and a great turn out that we did one for Reading and Science and even tried slide one in for Technology.
I saw a video about a school who did a STEM night (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at their school. Normally, when people hear the "E" word (engineering), they think of a special high school for nerdy kids, their eyes glaze over, and images of space ships fly in their heads. But I was impressed. This school made it not only relevant, but they made it accessible, fun and approachable. Did you know one form of engineering can be designing a better way to stand in line at Disney World?
We need to take the mystery out of STEM and by doing this STEM night, that is exactly what this school did. It is not always building a bridge over San Francisco Bay. It could be something else more accessible. Take a look at the video have the mystery unfold.
