Traveling team introduces elementary students to STEM

Alberio Zacharias and Brandon Hines from Tracy McCluskey's second grade class at West Elementary School experiment with plasma globes at they participate in the STEM Bus program Oct. 18.

A bus filled with an assortment of science experiments and assorted technology was met with excitement by students at West Elementary School on Oct. 18 during an effort aimed at introducing these youngsters to this field of study.

During the 45-minute presentation on the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program -- STEM for short -- students were entertained with flying drones, a human sized robot, and presenters performed experiments using dry ice and liquid nitrogen with helium gas.

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The world of virtual reality comes to life as Emmalee Smith tries on a pair of goggles that displayed a computer-based game for the students to try out.

Maleiah Wilburn, a second grade student in Erin Acarregui's class, works with the magnetic bowl on the STEM bus Oct. 18