A one-week STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) summer academy was held on base at Quantico Middle/High School, June 17-21, 2013. The Third Annual STEM Summer Academy, which supports the DoDEA curriculum standards, was a huge success. Forty students teamed up with 15 teachers, 4 Engineering Interns and 12 scientists and engineers. This year's activities were slightly different from the past two years to give the students that have previously attended the Academy more variety. The activities included LEGO's Green City Challenge, where the students completed multiple robotic challenges involving energy. The students also participated in an infectious disease transmission lab, a bridge building activity, card tower activity and a buoyancy activity. Through hands-on challenges, students explored physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, robotics, and mathematics in an engaging, high energy environment.
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