The Orlando Science Center is bringing a coalition of museums and education partners to Tallahassee for STEM Day at the Capitol, a showcase aimed at underscoring the role science institutions play in building Florida’s future workforce.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Capitol. Legislators will be able to engage with hands-on activities, experiments, robotics demonstrations and interactive displays highlighting science, technology, engineering and math education.
STEM Day is designed to connect museums, science centers, educators and foundations with policymakers while advocating for continued funding and support for STEM initiatives. Organizers say collaborations among science museums, corporations and schools are critical to developing a cradle-to-career pipeline that strengthens Florida’s technological workforce.
“As the future brings more challenges and uncertainty, science literacy matters now more than ever. It has the power to help individuals better understand life’s problems and develop the skills necessary to address them. It’s through study and experimentation that knowledge, innovation, and prosperity are accomplished,” an Orlando Science Center news release reads.
The Center will bring space demonstrations, digital microscopes and LEGO building activities, along with exhibits from partner organizations including Challenger Learning Center; Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome; FIRST Robotics; Museum of Discovery and Science; Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science; River City Science Academy; and Tallahassee Museum.
Orlando Science Center, founded in 1955 as the Central Florida Museum, operates a four-floor, hands-on facility in Loch Haven Park and serves more than 650,000 annual visitors. The organization also reaches more than 150,000 students and educators each year through on-site and off-site STEM programming.
