MIDLAND, Texas — If you’re a visual learner, Midland College was the place to be Friday.
For the first time in eight years, sixth graders across Midland got to experience the Science Extravaganza, a visual and interactive event with 20 different science exhibits and experiments.
"We invite students from MISD to come on campus on a Friday in the spring and really just promote science awareness," said Michael Dixon, VP of instruction at Midland College.
Being that young, you might not expect these 800 kids to be as electrified as they were about the various demonstrations.
From the bug jump to the math room to the obstacle course, you can see the kids wide-eyed, animated and ready to learn, impressing Midland College student volunteers like Jordan Eager.
"My group, they're excited for the respiration in the Health Science Department," said Eager, also a student-athlete. "As sixth graders, they really were paying attention a lot. And I remember my attention span in sixth grade was not as long as theirs, but they really liked all the hands-on and like the explaining of the teachers."
The sheer interest the kids displayed in these experiments shows that the future of Tall City science is in good hands.
"The kids would ask me questions. They asked what my major was and I said 'science' and [they] asked me questions and they really were paying attention, and they also seemed really excited, and they didn't want to leave either," said Eager.
And even though they didn’t want to, these future scientists can now go home knowing a lot more than when they arrived.
Midland College hopes this event in 2025 will be even bigger and better.