Library butters up kids for STEM

  • William Alexander, 7, brings a mixture of milk and lemon juice back to his table, where he will shake it until it curdles and becomes butter as part of an emulsion process. Solutions and colloids were the focus of a youth chemistry event held Tuesday at the Lampasas Public Library. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    William Alexander, 7, brings a mixture of milk and lemon juice back to his table, where he will shake it until it curdles and becomes butter as part of an emulsion process. Solutions and colloids were the focus of a youth chemistry event held Tuesday at the Lampasas Public Library. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
  • Six-year-old Avery Kowalske works on her mixture of milk and lemon juice in what was a fun way to learn about emulsion. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    Six-year-old Avery Kowalske works on her mixture of milk and lemon juice in what was a fun way to learn about emulsion. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    Lampasas Public Library on Tuesday taught children about solutions and colloids in a STEM-based event. STEM programs offer instruction in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Assistant Librarian Emily Stone led a demonstration about mixtures, solutions and emulsions with a group of homeschool students. In keeping with Thanksgiving traditions, several experiments used comm...

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