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DOE-ORO employees teach Woodland students the fun of math, science

Posted at 6:14 pm January 24, 2014
By U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office Leave a Comment

DOE Environmental Management at Woodland STEM Night

Employees from the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management took part in Woodland Elementary’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) night on Thursday. (Photos by DOE/Lynn Freeny)

Employees from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management participated in Woodland Elementary’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, night on Thursday. Employees volunteered to help students from kindergarten through fourth grade forge a love for math and science and realize the possibilities these disciplines offer.

“It’s rewarding any time you can participate in the education process,” said Jay Mullis, director of the Engineering, Safety, and Quality Division with DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. “These kids are in the stage when learning is new and fun, and it’s the perfect opportunity to lay a great foundation and appreciation of the sciences.”

The event involved numerous local sponsors and community groups that helped design and share fun, educational activities for students at Woodland Elementary in Oak Ridge. Kids had the opportunity to learn through robots, Legos, gummy bear catapults, astronomy, spaghetti and marshmallow tower-building competitions, and math code busters. Specifically, Environmental Management employees taught participants how to create their own lava lamps.

DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management at Woodland STEM Night

The event was a perfect fit for local Energy Department volunteers and participants. A majority of the employees within the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management are engineers and scientists who are eager to pass their knowledge and love of these fields to others.

“I’m an electrical engineering graduate, and almost every co-worker in the Environmental Management program has some form of STEM in their education or vocational background,” Mullis said. “Who knows, maybe tonight we interacted with some of the students who will go on to finish the environmental cleanup mission in Oak Ridge or build the world’s next fastest computer.”

The current administration and U.S. Department of Education have prioritized the importance of promoting STEM education in our nation’s K-12 classrooms. The agency says the United States became a global leader through research and advancements made possible through these disciplines, and a commitment to education in these fields is the best way to maintain the country’s current position and influence in the world.

More information about the U.S. Department of Education’s STEM initiative is available at http://www.ed.gov/stem.

This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office.

Here are a few more pictures courtesy of DOE and Lynn Freeny:

DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management at Woodland STEM Night DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management at Woodland STEM Night

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge Office, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: DOE, Engineering Safety and Quality Division, engineers, Jay Mullis, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, science technology engineering and math, scientists, STEM, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Energy, Woodland Elementary School

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