STEM Engagement Day at SMJK Yu Hua

On 31 January 2024, UTAR STEM Outreach organised an exhilarating STEM Engagement Day at SMJK Yu Hua, bringing together 146 Form Three students for a day of immersive learning. The event aimed to spark curiosity and promote hands-on learning experiences among the students.

The STEM Engagement Day was a testament to the commitment of UTAR STEM Outreach to make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects more accessible and engaging for students. The event featured a variety of activities curated by academics from UTAR Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES). The academics included Assoc Prof Dr Goh Yong Kheng, Dr Chan Siow Cheng, Dr Hau Lee Cheun, Ts Dr Lee Jer Vui, Dr Sim Lan Ching, Dr Azlyana binti Ismail and Mr Chong Yu Zheng.

Among the activities organised were Biomechanics Gait with G-Walk, Robotic Arm Demonstration – Pick-and-Place Process, Sending Secret Message and Fruit Battery Experiment.

Dr Sim explaining fruit battery to students

Students conducting fruit battery experiment

Dr Goh explaining the art of sending secret messages

Students participating in Sending Secret Message activity

Students experiencing G-walk technology

Dr Chan explaining biomechanical analysis to students

Dr Hau explaining the use of robotic arm

Students having fun testing the robotic arm