Columbus State University’s Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center is taking over Eddy Middle School’s seventh grade curriculum today during STEAM Day.

All seventh graders will rotate through five hour-long lessons taught by the staff of Oxbow Meadows, a CSU academic enrichment center. The lessons will cover topics in taxonomy, robotics, microscopic inquiries, crime scene investigations and pollinators. Each lesson is designed to stimulate students’ interest in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and art) at an early age.

“Each activity ties into a specific science standard,” said Michael Dentzau, executive director of Oxbow Meadows. “This event offers fun, hands-on work set to get young minds excited to learn.”

Later today, participants will return to Eddy Middle for “Science Night” with support from multiple CSU departments, including the Coca-Cola Space Science Center, CSU Math Collaborative, CSU Police, School of Nursing, and TSYS School of Computer Science. Free food will be provided by Waffle House for all participating students and their families.

This is the second STEAM Day hosted by Oxbow Meadow. The center visited Baker Middle School on Oct. 26. Both STEAM Days have been sponsored by Wells Fargo.

STEAM Day will follow the usual seventh grade course schedule. Science Night will be held in the cafeteria at Eddy Middle School from 6 to 8 p.m.