ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal students will get a sample of STEM this Friday. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us about it. If you don’t know, VR means virtual reality. Meanwhile, Ulen-Hitterdal’s junior high knowledge bowl team will have its first competition of the school year this coming Friday at Fergus Falls.
The folks who sponsor robotics competitions in schools are having an event on Saturday. The STEM Alliance is holding a STEM Expo at Butler Arena at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Fargo. STEM Alliance President Rory Held talks about Saturday’s event. Held says the student teams will use robots that were built for last…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A year ago, the University of Minnesota-Crookston established the Center for Rural Education in Science and Technology, or CREST. The idea is to allow underserved and underrepresented schools in northwest Minnesota to have opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math that are commonly found in larger schools. Amber Murry, the K-through-12 CREST outreach coordinator,…
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