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Location Announced for Future Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The future home of the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum is revealed and it’s just southwest of Scheels Arena in Fargo. Brandt Holdings donated the land for the museum that is billed as a year-round regional destination where people will engage in STEM-based experiences. A $70 million capital fundraising campaign has been launched for the 63,500 square foot…

Turn it! Build it! STEAM camps at Fargo Air Museum give students hands-on experiences

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Monthly STEAM camps are back at the Fargo Air Museum for those interested in science. In the Junior version for ages eight to ten, students learned how to make a Rube Goldberg machine using Legos as a way to learn about engineering. Meanwhile, the Senior class, aged eleven to eighteen, learned more about electrical currents and…

BrainSTEM Workshop promotes diversity at Concordia College

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — More than 300 students came out to attend the fifth Annual BrainSTEM event at Concordia College. Seventh graders from Ben Franklin Middle School in Fargo attended a STEM workshop to expose them to different careers that they may not have thought of before. There were 21 workshops allowing students to get hands-on experience of real life…

People Who Are Immunocompromised Encouraged To Get Booster Shot

FARGO, N.D. — Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines are now recommended for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. North Dakota Department of Health is urging those North Dakotans to consider getting the additional dose to increase their immunity to COVID. Included in CDC’s recommendation are recipients of organ or stem cell transplants, people with advanced or untreated HIV…

NDSU STEM Camp doesn’t let learning end during summer

NDSU offering camp to local kids for the summer

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The popular STEM Kids Camp offered by the North Dakota State University College of Engineering returned to campus this summer. Kids traded in their take home kits from last summer for a face to face learning experience. The NDSU STEM Camp offers fun, hands-on schooling for students in grades kindergarten to 12th grade and was created…

Middle schoolers spend day hands deep in brains

Concordia College hosts Fargo-Moorhead BrainSTEM event

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The students took part in hands-on workshops including dissecting sheep brains, building bridges and building structures out of candy. The event aims to give under-represented groups of students inspiration by showing them women and people of color who are STEM professionals. “Our hope with this event is that we can work on reducing that prejudice and bias…

LIVE: Sowing The Seeds Of STEM At NDSU

NDSU Offers Variety OF STEM Classes For K-12 Students

  NDSU isn’t just a place for college students to learn. The university is leading the local charge to teach kids STEM skills in a fun way. NDSU College of Engineering Outreach Coordinator Lauren Singelmann shows off some of those fun STEM activities with Adam Ladwig. NDSU offers a variety of STEM classes, including week-long STEM camps for grades K-2,…

NDSU Summer Camp Aims to Ignite Kids’ Passions Through STEM

more than 300 kids are in the camp

FARGO, N.D. — Hundreds of kids aren’t at the pool, playing video games or doing any other activities they normally do during the summer. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us how they’re continuing to stimulate their minds while also having fun. Students are creating a buzz at NDSU, thanks to some help from a bunch of drones. “We have programmed some…