Cerritos College News Release March 2016
STEM Students Show Santa Fe Springs Families that Science Can Be Fun
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2016
Media Contact: Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 653-7878
NORWALK, Calif. – March 28, 2016 – Cerritos College’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students
shared hands-on science and math activities with families during the Science Fair
at Santa Fe Springs Library. More than 100 families attended the fun-filled afternoon.
Students from the Astronomy Club provided views of the sun and sun spots through a telescope and answered questions about the solar system. Members of the Women’ in STEM Club helped children extract DNA from strawberries, while students from the Bio Chem Club and SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) Club taught families about chemistry using milk and food coloring. Magnetism, electricity, and Mars rovers were demonstrated by the ASET and Aerodynamics Clubs and physics students. Math Club provided raffle prizes and brain teasers.
“These students from STEM departments and clubs did a great job showing children and their parents how fun science and math can be,” said Connie Boardman, instructional dean of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Division, Cerritos College.
These students will offer free science activities again at Big Science Fest on Saturday, April 2, at Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey. For more information about the event, visit: http://columbiaspacescience.org/news-events/event/big-science-fest-2/
About Cerritos College: Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 23,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.
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