| Hunter Hayes, left and Noah Hessling, take apart elevated concrete slabs from work done by a previous class during STEM camp held at Penta. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
| Jeremy Witkowski, second from left, does his best to try and stop the "bleeding" from a volunteer during STEM camp at Penta. Junior high kids were at Penta learning more about science technology, engineering and math. |
Students interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) participated
in a camp this summer at Penta Career Center.
About 100 area students in grades 7-9 participated in the hands-on STEM Summer Camp in June, and explored
areas such as green energy management, geospatial information systems, construction remodeling, medical
technology and small animal science.
The students had a different program each day, designed to increase their understanding of how science,
technology, engineering and math skills are used in a variety of career fields.
Some of the hands-on activities included mixing and pouring concrete in the construction remodeling
program; recording routes and creating maps using GPS systems in the GIS program; racing
hydrogen-powered cars in the green energy management program; researching cow eyes in the medical
technology program; and student vs. dog agility activities in the small animal care program.
Penta’s STEM Summer Camp was made possible through an Ohio Environmental Education Fund grant and a
Northwest Ohio College Tech Prep grant.
The camp was offered to students in Penta’s 16 member school districts.
