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Header image photo credit: Harmony Cooper, YES Teen
On Saturday, February 18, teens in the Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program had the opportunity to meet and learn from special guests from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODoT) and their Future64 project. The Future64 project is a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study that looks to evaluate the current conditions and future community needs for the future of the I-64 corridor between Kingshighway and Jefferson.
During the day, nearly 80 YES Teens participated in a presentation from Future64 team members Jennifer Wade, a civil engineer, and Shaun Tooley, project manager for Future64. After presenting the Future64 project, Wade and Tooley talked about the importance of the project, what goes into becoming a civil engineer, and the types of STEM careers available at MODoT.
As part of the presentation, the YES Teens participated in a signal timing exercise where they were challenged to put on their engineer hats in order to plan out how to run a busy four-way intersection.
YES Teen Harmony Cooper from the Media Arts component captured photos of the day.
Learn more about the Future64 project here.
STEM programming delivered by the YES Teens both at the Science Center and in collaboration with the Science Center’s more than 60+ community partner organizations typically helps connect thousands of St. Louis community members with science and technology education programs each year.
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