pnbspOn Saturday May 3rd the TMFD participated in the First STEM-tastic Festival at the Hommocks Middle School. nbspThe event was hosted by the STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck and was a grassroots half day festival of Science Technology Engineering and Math STEM. nbsp Each of Mamaronecks six schools — including students and staff members — were involved in one way or another with this hands-on community-wide collaboration featuring local STEM experts workshops professional attractions a community exhibit hall STEM vendors and Cool Career Roundtables lead by experts from various disciplines. ppThe TMFD demonstrated many different ways in which math engineering and science are used in fire fighting and rescue operations. nbspEverything from mechanical advantage when lifting a victim using pulleys to the mathematical formulas used to pump water at precise pressures were demonstrated in a hands on approach for the participants.ppYou can learn more about STEMnbspby visiting their websitea fcksavedurlhttpwww.lmstemalliance.orgindex.html hrefhttpwww.lmstemalliance.orgindex.htmlnbsphttpwww.lmstemalliance.orgindex.htmlap
