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FORT STEWART, Ga. (April 14, 2016) – Officers of 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division interacted with Murray Elementary School students during the second annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Day, or STEM Day, at Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 14.
Georgia educators, students and professionals celebrate, raise awareness and engage in activities involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics during STEM Day, according to Technology Association of Georgia Education, or TAG-Ed.
“Today is a day when we have military and other professionals who work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math come in and do presentations for the students,” said Talisha Thompson, principal of Murray Elementary School. “Typically these are areas students are less interested in. Our goal is to spark an early interest in these areas.”
“Children come to us with a sort of myopic vision,” said Cheryl Bolton, gifted resource specialist with Murray Elementary School. “STEM Day helps to open their eyes because it is hands-on and helps them learn to incorporate these fields together.”
Basic physics principles commonly used by the battalion were presented interactively as part of a round-robin where students worked together with the officers to conduct experiments that increase their understanding.
“As an engineer battalion, we are supporting STEM Day by demonstrating to the students how engineering and technology curriculum learned in class translates to real world activities,” said 2nd Lt. Joshua Gonzalez, assistant operations officer and officer in charge of the event with 9th BEB.
Gonzalez, who has a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physics from Moravian College, explained basic concepts of physics such as force, pressure and energy. Throughout the presentation he encouraged students to identify how these concepts are used in their everyday life.
After explaining electromagnetism Gonzalez demonstrated how to create an electromagnetic force and provided materials for students to construct their own. He explained on a greater scale how this applies to electromagnetic cranes, which are utilized to lift heavy metals such as steel beams and scrap metals.
“This was the best station that I have seen today,” said Collin Lockhart, a fourth-grader at Murray Elementary School. “I am really into how electricity works and doing experiments with it.”
The officers expressed appreciation for the school‘s invitation, while faculty noticed students’ enthusiasm for the officer's involvement.
“I hope the battalion will continue to be involved with STEM Day annually,” Gonzalez said. “It was a lot of fun and I believe STEM education is very important.”
“The Students are always excited for STEM Day and having the Soldiers in the school energizes them that much more,” Thompson said.
The Army appreciates the commitment and sacrifices of the military child and has always recognized support for the military child is a vital part of the Army’s ability to stay strong.
“I think that it is very important to have the Soldiers interact with our students, this is an important partnership,” Thompson said. “All of our students have at least one parent or family member who is in the military. It is very important the school continues to support our relationships with our military.”
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2016 17:35 |
| Story ID: | 195709 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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