article_snippet: Obama, who was touring exhibits at the annual White House Science Fair, made the jokey exchange before pledging $240million in federal dollars to boost the study of science and technology.
article_snippet: Announcement: Barack Obama also used the annual fair, held at the White House, to announce $240million of funding for science, technology engineering and math .
article_snippet: Barack Obama later announced the hefty new government investment into so-called STEM subjects, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math.
article_snippet: Barack Obama said later, addressing students and scientists in the White House East Room.
article_snippet: Talking it up: the president said that the president Educate to Innovate strategy is a way to 'support' science rather than just be 'proud' of science .
article_snippet: Barack Obama launched 'Educate to Innovate'
article_snippet: , Barack Obama effort to encourage the study of science, technology, engineering and math, in 2009.
article_snippet: Barack Obama said the fair is one of the most fun events held annually at the White House.
article_snippet: the president said: 'Amazing - these kids are so much more advanced than when I was in school.'