Kealakehe Elementary School features STEM Night

Students watch as fifth-grade teacher Ryan Granger drops their egg cushions Thursday at STEM Night.

Fifth-grade teacher Ryan Granger drops students' egg cushions created Thursday at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night. (Laura Ruminski./West Hawaii Today)

Allen Honey from the KECK Observatory demonstrates hydraulic bearings to Nicolette Palacol and her daughter.

Natalie Hogland looks at bugs under the microscope Thursday at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night.

Tehani Enos, left and Anaiya Ah Nee make a freestanding structure out of mini marshmallows and spaghetti Thursday.

Students and parents gather in the cafeteria Thursday for STEM Night.

Nathan Jay, left, drives a robot under the direction of Kealakehe High School Tiki Tech member Gideon Clark on Thursday at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night.

Kiwanis Club member Linda Takai helps Kamakani Payton with tower building while Dwayne Alip watches Thursday at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night. (Laura Ruminski./West Hawaii Today)
Tiare Fujihara checks out student science projects with her daughter Kailee Thursday at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night. (Laura Ruminski./West Hawaii Today)

KAILUA-KONA — Students and parents came together Thursday afternoon to explore science, technology, engineering and math at the Kealakehe Elementary School STEM Night.