Up, up, and away! Rocket Science class at MSU Denver generates interest in STEM for middle school students

DENVER — Metropolitan State University of Denver hosted middle school students over the start of summer in a series of day camps, as part of MSU’s Summer Science Institute .

“Research shows that students who have a strong STEM identity will stay in the field a lot,” said Linda Sivertson, the Program Development Manager at the Center for Advanced STEM Education. “Because they've learned how to incorporate that into themselves and be able to go through struggles that they may face, either in graduate school, in the workplace or in other areas.”

“Here in the state of Colorado, we have a lot of employers that are looking for those skill sets,” said Sivertson. “I love the kids,” said Rhykerd. “They're really funny and they're really great. When they're enthusiastic about stuff, their creativity also makes me really happy. We had… a bunch of different rocket designs today.”

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