Blast off to our first session that echoed the belief that “Kids don’t just play – they explore, create, and discover through Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts & Math. Students had an unforgettable hands-on learning experience. Today we learned that air pressure creates motion.
Students saw how air and water can work together to make things fly!
More water – Heavier Rocket
Less water – Less Thrust, Faster Lift
More air – Higher Launch
We took our assumptions outside and had a blast testing and observing the many variations of our experiment. Students learned that changing variables changes the outcomes and that no two launch attempts were the same.
What a great blast off with our next generation of leaders, thinkers, and creators.
STEM SATURDAY OVERVIEW
This fall, we launched STREAM Saturdays at The Light Preparatory Academy in Miami Gardens, engaging young innovators ages 3–10. Every second Saturday, FIU Medical School facilitators lead hands-on experiments—like bottle rockets—that spark curiosity and excitement for science. “R” for Reading and “A” for Art was added to the STEM learning to complement the Academy’s Montessori curriculum.
Our foundation’s investment in STEM Saturday honors Richard’s lifelong passion for science, first inspired by his elementary school principal, Dr. William Alexander, and pays it forward in our programming.