A fun night for science and math
| 10 Mar 2016 | 02:50
Parents and students converse with the robot.
Triangle Challenge: Amber Jimenez and Olivia Katt create equivalent triangles using only six straws
Saving Sam: Carly Weinberger and Lindsey Boschetti help others with the game to save Sam
Oscilloscope lets kids see electricity: Shane Roby, Nicolas Sharp, and engineer Tyler Cox
Toni Keglovita, fifth-grade science teacher; Simon Riegelhaupt; Alexandria Cox; and Cathy O’Hara, STEM teacher
Will Rittenhouse, AKA Wacky Will, with string machine that adheres to the form of whatever it touches
Race track with sensor flags: Colleen Horan, Liz Garvey, Frone, Kevin Horan, and Nicholas Garvey
Jake Donolrio created a structure from marshmallows and strands of uncooked spaghetti.
Fifth-grade creations in Toni Keglovitz’s class: Matthew Drillings, Geno Scifo, George Lawson, and Nicholas Ga
Colleen Collins is the Cat in the Hat
Camryn Vento, Ava Perez, Front, Amber Jimenez selling Fat Brain Toys
Kids give “high 5” to robot’s “high 4”
Megan, Julie, Ryan, and Jim Malone
Robot moving into the games arena
Kids create structures from tiny marshmallows and spaghetti strands
CHESTER — It was all "hands on" at Chester Elementary's STEM Fun Night on March 4, as students ranged from one table to another to touch, tinker, and explore.
The enthusiastic crowd sang along with a robot who mingled with attendees. They listened to its commands and followed them to the letter.
The Chester Kiwanis Club had four tables at Fun Night. A raffle offered prizes of Dr. Seuss' books.
Cindy Walsh, Chester Elementary's principal, and the many teachers in attendance were lost in the swarming crowd for much of the evening, as students immersed themselves in the wonderful (and much in demand) STEM skills of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Story and photos by Frances Ruth Harris