Tag: Virginia Science Olympiad

Hundreds of young students from across the state descended on the University of Mary Washington campus last Saturday to test their skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as part of a Virginia Science Olympiad (VASO) competition.The event brought together “Olympians” from third grade through high school to showcase their STEM skills in practical […]

Take a mousetrap, build a vehicle around it, and develop a means by which activation of the trap propels the vehicle forward to reach a designated target.Oh – and work with 14 other students all focusing on and fiddling with one mousetrap.Mousetrap Vehicle was just one of dozens of challenges facing 44 teams of Northern Virginia […]