A robot battle on the ground, drones flying in the air, and 3D printing competitions rounded out the STEM Expo Saturday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
The event included 150 exhibits and competitions for elementary to high school students throughout the Dallas ISD, CBS DFW reported.
The expo is designed to get students excited about STEM curriculum, which focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. According to the district, its the largest STEM-focused event in the state.
DISD already has the 2018 event set for Jan. 20.
DISD STEM Expo 2017 at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center [Screenshot from dfw.cbslocal.com]
DISD STEM Expo 2017 at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center [Screenshot from dfw.cbslocal.com]
READ NEXT
Dallas Library Gets $5K Grant for STEAM Programming
SMU Establishing New STEM Academy For DISD Teachers
Delivering what’s new and next in Dallas-Fort Worth innovation, every day. Get the Dallas Innovates e-newsletter.
R E A D N E X T
-
The Dallas Education Foundation is being recognized for driving the creation of an “educational metaverse” for DISD. Developed by Dallas-based STEMuli Technology, the metaverse is currently being piloted at Dallas Hybrid Prep, the district’s first permanently hybrid school. The STOP Awards, funded by Philadelphia benefactor Janine Yass, will provide a total of $3.5 million in prizes for exceptional educational responses during the COVID pandemic.
-
The hybrid event in August will take place in person at SMU and virtually. The seventh annual Dallas Startup Week powered by Capital One is Dallas-Fort Worth's largest event focused on driving entrepreneurial success, economic impact, and innovation in the region.
-
You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.
-
Clack your way down this page to see the Perot Museum's LEGO skyscrapers; Arlington's viral, eye-popping LEGO city budget video; a 12-year-old LEGO-obsessed NASA intern prodigy; a "tech is sexy" Dallas native who starred on FOX TV's "LEGO Masters," and more!
