The HITS Expo is set for Saturday, March 21, at St. Charles High School. From 1 to 5 p.m., the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) History, Industry, Technology and Science Expo will showcase history and science fair projects completed by CCPS students and feature presentations and hands-on activities designed to stoke interest in STEAM-related topics.
“Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education encourages students to think critically and creatively,” Ian Buter, CCPS content specialist for science, said. “The HITS Expo not only introduces visitors to interesting and thought-provoking topics, it allows CCPS staff and secondary students an opportunity to share what they are teaching and learning in their math, social studies, fine arts, science and technology classes.”
The presentations planned for the HITS Expo run the gamut from cosmetology demonstrations to why investigators collect fingerprints, from how pharmacists prepare drug compounds for patients to how archeologists use history and science in the field.
Also taking place during the HITS Expo will be the Polyglot Games, a competition testing students’ language skills, and the SeaPerch Robotics event, which demonstrates remotely operated underwater vehicles built and controlled by students. The history fair and science fair projects will be on display in the gymnasium with an awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m.
St. Charles is at 5305 Piney Church Road in Waldorf.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).