Hands-on challenges aim to spark East Boston students’ interest in STEM careers [Video]

KIDS IN STEM. IT’S STEM WEEK IN MASSACHUSETTS. A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO PUT DOWN THE TEXTBOOK AND GET TO WORK USING THEIR HANDS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS. WE HAVE TO BUILD A FILTER BECAUSE THERE’S TOO MANY PLASTICS IN THE BAY. WE STILL NEED FISH TO GO THROUGH. I THINK THE MOST CHALLENGING THING WAS REALLY ACTUALLY PLANNING IT. STUDENTS HERE AT BRADLEY ELEMENTARY IN EAST BOSTON WORKING UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, YOU ARE OUR FUTURE WHO HAVE BEEN VISITING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THIS WEEK TRYING TO GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. STUDENTS CAN BEGIN LEARNING ABOUT STEM RELATED ACTIVITIES, STEM PROFESSIONS AS EARLY AS KINDERGARTEN, THREE FOUR YEARS OLD. WE HAVE A LOT MORE CAREER PATHWAYS TIED TO MORE INNOVATION THAT WE’RE SEEING IN OUR ECONOMY. WE WERE IN KYIV TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN …