{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000175-9a0c-d55f-ab7f-db9c9c1d0002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/in-photos-opening-kids-eyes-to-the-wonders-of-stem","headline":"In photos: Opening kids’ eyes to the wonders of STEM","description":"What do you get when you take a group of middle schoolers and give them robots, Kindles, bowling pins, and a bonus surprise? You get a group of very excited and eager-to-learn students.","datePublished":"2018-12-18T20:20:00.585Z","dateModified":"2018-12-18T20:20:00.585Z","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c60dd05/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1000+0+167/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc7%2Ff7%2Fa27a362b468d8f0740e2c8a89e7f%2Fstem-workshop-9690.jpg","width":"1200","height":"600"},"articleBody":"# In photos: Opening kids’ eyes to the wonders of STEM\n\n*What do you get when you take a group of middle schoolers and give them robots, Kindles, bowling pins, and a bonus surprise? You get a group of very excited and eager-to-learn students.*\n\nOn October 26, 2018, Amazon’s North Randall fulfillment center teamed up with Amazon Robotics to surprise and delight local middle school students with hands-on experience coding Sphero robots. The North Randall event is indicative of initiatives, contributions, and programs taking place in communities across the country as part of Amazon’s commitment to STEM and the next generation of innovators.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b4da170/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc7%2Ff7%2Fa27a362b468d8f0740e2c8a89e7f%2Fstem-workshop-9690.jpg)\nNorth Randall Amazon fulfillment center employees and a group from Amazon's Boston-based robotics team held a coding and robotics workshop for 61 students from the Akron and Cleveland areas.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/143ea50/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F33%2Fd6%2Ffc38ba1d4e13a0a5d8056c3537f3%2Fstem-workshop-9699.jpg)\nAmazon representatives talked with students about careers in fulfillment and robotics.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e07d153/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa0%2Ffb%2F8789cd3d413b88a31c79ab0b6763%2Fstem-workshop-9721.jpg)\nThe event was part of this year’s NEOSTREAM Conference, sponsored by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio’s 11th District.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/7a85565/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F56%2F27%2Ff3fdbe3c4371a7d581f7c7524f8b%2Fstem-workshop-9702.jpg)\nStudents in grades six through eight had the opportunity to participate in hands-on, interactive sessions intended to create awareness and excitement around science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/25fc853/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd4%2F14%2F7d2579694512ba7780e771be34d0%2Fstem-workshop-9850.jpg)\nStudents learned how to code Sphero robots with Kindles using different languages.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0a8ec04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F41%2F46%2F985c175c44e8a5cb3b0118af74c1%2Fstem-workshop-9749.jpg)\nAmazon recognizes that the jobs of tomorrow require a strong aptitude for science, technology, engineering, and math. That’s why the company supports STEM education programs to better prepare students for future in-demand jobs.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/55c2157/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fe7%2F62%2F78f7ea894c90aac8532ffcdf5979%2Fstem-workshop-9779.jpg)\nSince opening its fulfillment center in North Randall in the fall of 2018, Amazon has taken pride in giving back to the community that its associates call home, via educational events and other programs like this.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/fee9110/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F9f%2Fb8%2Ff392fc064f448513221d9461ccda%2Fstem-workshop-9803.jpg)\nSince opening its fulfillment center in North Randall in the fall of 2018, Amazon has taken pride in giving back to the community that its associates call home, via educational events and other programs like this.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/3c13ba6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2a%2Ff2%2F24cde17445ceaae4baa6f10b2ef0%2Fstem-workshop-9840.jpg)\nIn Ohio, Amazon is committed to providing funding for STEM programs, especially those geared toward young girls and boys of color in the greater Cleveland area.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/39d0a4d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F3e%2F50%2F31505dfc4640aabd92c1f89812d4%2Fstem-workshop-9807.jpg)\nAt the North Randall event, the middle schoolers ultimately used their Kindles to program Sphero robots to knock down bowling pins.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e45f2e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1999x1333+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F99%2F92%2Feec2d3274f97bd8636b068b0ea56%2Fstem-workshop-9775.jpg)\nAt the end of the day—to the students’ delight—representatives from Amazon let the kids know that all of the equipment used during the STEM workshops would be available at the Cleveland Public Library.\n\n![Cleveland, Ohio STEM workshop at Amazon fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/663a6f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/889x1333+0+0/resize/767x1150!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F61%2F0f%2F1ee0f23d448fa413caaeae16a80d%2Fstem-workshop-9765.jpg)\nThis contribution was part of a larger Amazon donation of more than $15,000 worth of STEM learning items and grants to support increased access to science, technology, engineering, and math.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}