Students and families of the East Meadow School District enjoyed an
evening of 21st-century learning during the district’s inaugural STEAM
Night, held at East Meadow High School.
Throughout the building, elementary and middle school students enjoyed
the over 70 educational activities with their families, and explored the
burgeoning disciplines of science, technology, engineering, the arts
and mathematics. As an example, they learned how to code Dash and Dot
robots to control their movements, examined constellations in the night
sky in the STAR Lab, designed levers to propel a Wiffle ball as high as
possible, created bracelets using binary code, turned ordinary objects
into instruments, engineered mini-sailboats to travel across a body of
water, constructed two- and three-dimensional shapes out of toothpicks
and marshmallows, created beautiful artwork using magnets and paint, and
worked with 3-D printers.
Guests also explored different STEAM-related careers, learned about the
research projects high school students have been undertaking, and
discovered how to become involved in the district’s science research
program.
Special thanks go to Director of Mathematics and Science, Debra Harley,
Nassau BOCES, the Cornell Cooperative Extension and the district’s STEAM
Committee for organizing a successful night. Similarly, this event’s
success hinged on the over 100 district teachers who planned and
administered each of the evening’s events.