The Southington High School FIRST robotics team 195 CyberKnights invite the community to a “STEM for All” event at the Southington Drive In on Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Several booths containing interactive STEM (science, technology, education and math) activities and robot demonstrations will be featured at the family-friendly, free educational event. Miss Connecticut, Bridget Oei, will be stopping by to speak about the importance of providing STEM opportunities to everyone, especially girls, who are often underrepresented in STEM fields.
The event will include activity stations including: build your own robot, a demonstration on liquid nitrogen, a “tower power” physics challenge, a take-apart station and a robot demonstration.
Team 195 is SHS’s robotics team which is part of the FIRST (for inspiration and recognition of science and technology) Robotics program.
The program was founded by inventor Dean Karmen, and it pairs high school and grade school students with corporate engineering sponsors to build a robot which will compete in a sports-like event.
To learn more about the SHS CyberKnights, visit www.team195.com.