On Feb. 9, the East Williston School District hosted its superheroes-themed STEAM Fair for students at North Side School, The Wheatley School and Willets Road School. The STEAM Fair is a hands-on, interactive event, facilitated by district staff as well as Wheatley students, which featured more than 35 different activities based in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
STEAM superheroes were asked to build mazes, towers and balsa airplanes; create Lego launchers and bird feeders; make structures with Doodle Pens and 3D printers; code multiple types of robots, rovers and drones; create origami watches; explore dissections; analyze active and resting heart rates; and, of course, problem-solve how to save the world with bungee jumps and parachutes.
The annual event serves to foster innovation and creativity through inquiry and hands-on learning while remaining in alignment with New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. It allows students to have fun exploring the beauty of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics fields.