STEM expo brings 600-plus students to MTSU campus

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Who: More than 625 fifth- through 12th-graders from the Midstate presenting nearly 300 STEM research posters

(Projects include obstacle avoidance glasses for the blind; solar-powered aircraft; automatic evidence and DNA location; improving decomposition; animals and the solar eclipse; Note Taker App development and more.)

What: Sixth annual Middle Tennessee STEM Expo

When: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11

Where: MTSU Student Union Ballroom (9 to 11:30 a.m. poster evaluations)

1768 MTSU Blvd. (see link to map)

Tucker Theatre (11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for awards’ ceremony)

615 Champion Way (see link to map)

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Why: Housed at MTSU, the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub encourages students to engage in projects involving a process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem or challenge. These rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice skills necessary for success: communication, collaboration and critical thinking.