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Science
Technology
Engineering
MATH
Fifty students from area schools were selected to attend the 2016 STEM Academy camp, funded through a grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, at
Murray State College. Over 80 applications were received from students entering the 8th and 9th grades this fall. Through activity-based learning experiences, camp activi-
ties were designed to help participants obtain meaningful, hands-on experience in real life settings. The four-day residential camp included forensic science, field trips, rocket
and bridge building, bug hunting and identification, robotics and DNA exploration and many other fun activities.
17% growth in demand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs.
Between 2014-24, the number of STEM jobs will grow 17 percent compared with 12 percent for non-STEM jobs.from changetheequation.org
