BCLUW, Hawkeye partner for STEM week

Virtual reality pretty much allows students to do anything these days: dissect a cat, tear down an engine, learn about wiring or perform a medical procedure, to name a few. Students at BCLUW, in partnership with Hawkeye Community College, worked in a “STEMi” truck that sat outside of the middle school in Union last week and got a taste of the future of technology in the process.
           
STEM, of course, stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and it has been a point of emphasis at school districts across the state as careers in these fields become more and more in demand. Hawkeye sent the trailer, which contains a room full of virtual reality computers, three-dimensional printers and a projector, to districts around the area free of cost as long as they would send a staff member for an educational training session.
           
While demonstrating the programs, BCLUW Instructional Coach Stacy Simpson showed a human heart, and students had the ability to inspect each individual part of it. Students of all ages used the technology throughout the week.
           
“The reaction has been complete awe,” Simpson said. 
 
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