IHCC hosts STEM Festival for fifth- to eighth-graders

OTTUMWA ? Hoping to boost student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM, Indian Hills Community College will host a free, family-friendly festival of hands-on STEM activities for fifth- to eighth-graders and their families Tuesday.

The festival will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the Rural Health Education Center on the Ottumwa IHCC campus.

Student groups, local businesses and community groups will host a wide variety of hands-on activities including making toothbrush robots, geometry with bubbles, creating a green screen video and more.

The festival is sponsored by the Governor?s STEM Advisory Council South Central Hub, IHCC and Great Prairie Area Education Agency.

To register for the festival, go to scstemhub.drake.edu.