STEM is LIT!

On Monday, January 16, volunteers from Thermo Fisher Scientific honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by hosting STEM is LIT! with youth at the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos! Designed for students in the third grade, the program provided Club members with opportunities to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through a variety of fun, hands-on activities. Equipped with their own lab goggles and aprons, members created their own DNA double helix out of candy, widened their STEM vocabulary, and even extracted the DNA of a strawberry! At the end of the exciting day camp, students were able to take home a bag of goodies filled with  notebooks, pencils, books, and more so that they could further explore their newfound interest in STEM.

Volunteers also taught members about the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the history behind Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream,” speech. Together, as a group, they thought, shared, and wrote down their own dreams – to finish college, become a teacher, a video game designer, and a scientist!

Our Club members had a blast learning about DNA and dreaming about their Great Futures. Thank you to Thermo Fisher Scientific for taking the time to volunteer at our Club and for showing our members that STEM is LIT!

"Everybody can be great – because anybody can serve."

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.