WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Experiments could be found all over the campus at King's College in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, all conducted by grade school students.
"We put all our eggs in a container then wrapped it with bubble wrap and sponges, and then use balloons and paper bag to as a parachute," Nathan Wasko explained.
In this case, the egg was a piece of technology used to measure the force it hit the ground with and whether or not a real egg would survive this journey. In most cases, the answer was no.
Another experiment involved using markers to create a path that will communicate with Ozobots to teach students about the blood flow pathways in the heart.
"The vibe is very experimental. We're learning how to work the robots. Sometimes, they're a bit finicky, so we're all overcoming challenges. So, we're teaching the kids to keep working, even when they face difficulties, to experience new things, and just have fun. It's pretty cool," Brandi Naprava said.
There was also an experiment for the students at King's College. Graduate students developed the lessons these children were learning, and undergraduate students executed them and kept track of the young scientists' responses and results.
"Neat for the students to code and actually use the STEM activity that our grad students have built and made for us that we're teaching, and it's great just to see it actually come to life today," Carly Shire said.
"It's like an incubation of STEM from the ground up. So, it's really awesome to see it across the different levels," Danielle Saccente added.
While these college students experiment with ways to apply new technologies in engaging ways in their future classrooms, these students get to try something new and have fun.