Approximately 50 students from third through eighth grades put their skills to the test this week as they tackled hands-on projects at Meridian Public School District’s Camp IGNITE.

 

The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics camp, or STEAM camp, let students take part in a variety of projects aimed at practicing skills learned in school and exposing them to new challenges.

 

The week-long camp culminated Friday with classes demonstrating their final projects, which included cardboard racetracks for toy cars, breath-propelled boats and even a Rube Goldberg machine.

 

While this was the first year for the district’s STEAM camp, discussions are already underway about what next year’s camp will include.