About 2,000 parents and children came out to launch rockets, make slime, and drive miniature underwater rovers at the STEM Rocks! event at the Peterson AFB Museum Aug. 24.
The STEM Rocks! event, based on a curriculum found in many schools, is designed to show children how fun and exciting the worlds of science, technology, engineering and math can be.
Tech. Sgt. Glen Kirkham, STEM Rocks! lead coordinator, explained that events like this are important because of the exposure children have to the various scientific fields.
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