Elementary school students got the chance to learn about science and technology by playing with the interactive museum the PTA brought to the schools Wednesday and Thursday.

PTA President Nichole Mazzoli said the group wanted to focus on the science, technology, engineering and math fields, and brought interactive learning company Mobile Ed. to the schools to help lay a fun base in these areas for the students.

Among the nifty pieces of tech the students could play with was a robot that listened to voice commands – and with whom the students practiced Tai Chi and did the Macarena – a 3-D printer that printed a bust of Yoda; and a plasma globe that Mazzoli said was “really neat.”

“If the kids had light-up shoes, when they touched the ball, the lights would come on in their shoes,” Mazzoli said.

Mazzoli said the kids also inadvertently learned about teamwork with a large arch made of several pieces of foam blocks. The game involved knocking down the arch, and helping each other put the blocks together in the right order to build it back up again.

There was also an environmental component. PTA member Maritta Milne was helping the kids ride a stationary bike that powered different kinds of bulbs, depending on how hard the children pedalled.

“It shows them how much power you have to generate to power a regular light bulb, versus an LED bulb,” Milne said, pointing to the different levels of light bulbs on a light tree attached to the bike.

About 60 kids rotated through the museum at each school every hour or so, Mazzoli said, and the total cost to bring it to the kids was $2,000. Though the kids had a good time, Mazzoli said she was a bit strapped for help, and would love to see more parents volunteer to help out, next time.