STEM Learning Fair draws hundreds of eager students

Whitewater Academy students show off "pizzas" made of recyclable trash

Oct 3, 2012 – Tornadoes in a box, human-sized bugs and pizzas topped with trash may sound like a disaster – but they meant fun AND learning to more than 500 fifth graders at the STEM Outdoor Learning Fair on Sept. 28 at the Energy Explorium on Lake Norman.

The Fair was organized by the Catawba River District, a regional group working to create a model for sustainable living along our region’s main source of water and its largest wildlife habitat.

Catawba River District to present 2nd Annual STEM Outdoor Learning Fair

500 5th graders to get hands-on lessons from area businesses, colleges

More than 500 fifth graders from five River District schools will get their hands and minds around STEM education concepts on Sept. 28 at the 2nd Annual STEM Outdoor Learning Fair.

The event, presented by the Catawba River District in partnership with UNC Charlotte’s STEM Education Center, will take place 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Duke Energy’s Energy Explorium on Lake Norman. Local experts will lead interactive lessons on alternative energy, recycling, groundwater protection and other science- and math-based topics.