The community came out in droves to the Manhattan Beach Middle School campus for its first-of-its-kind STEM Expo, presented by Chevron with more than 500 people in attendance on March 2. The expo concentrated on interactive exhibits in the STEM field with the big highlight — the unveiling of Chevron’s robotic dog Spot 2.0.
Manhattan Beach Unified District-wide Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) Tanya Sanchez organized the event with the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation. Sanchez said these events are critical in sparking curiosity in STEM studies, which are centered around science, technology, engineering, and math.
“I just hope everyone is getting a little more exposure to STEM and seeing how it has a lot to do with problem-solving and communicating ideas,” said Sanchez.
“STEM is a great way to build skills and increase the ways we can find answers to…