Boys and Girls Club, Valley engineers teach kids STEM [Video]

PHOENIX — A group of children in Northeast Phoenix were able to sample the world of STEM as interns from one of the state’s largest technology companies demonstrated how the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math can be applied in a fun and competitive way. 

The gym of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley’s Ed Robeson Branch was alive with laughter and cheering one July afternoon. Hundreds of Club Kids were rooting on their robotic vehicles as they navigated a predesigned course, trying to see who could finish the fastest. 

Interns from the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company partnered with groups of kids to build and race their robots. 

“TSMC and our Club Kids are building robots together, and then they’re going to race them off, using all their STEM skills, collaboration, and teamwork skills,” …