On January 27th and 28th, 2025, 5 volunteers from the museum held a STEM event at the Dundee Elementary School. The event was for all 220 students in Kindergarten through the 5th grade. Volunteers were Dave Brown, Chris Curtin, Pat Green, Gary Johnson, and Kristi Smith. The museum was also assisted by school volunteers Michael and Ann Rossman. Michael is an ex-Grass Valley Group and Tektronix employee.

To accommodate the large number of students, the event was split into 11 sessions across two days. Gary Johnson welcomed the group with a brief overview of Tektronix, the museum, and an oscilloscope. He then passed out sample electronic components for the students to view first hand.

The students were divided into three groups and rotated through three different exhibits. Pat Green demonstrated computer graphics with the 4052. Students were able to interact with our Instant Art program and view a computer program.

Chris Curtin demonstrated LEDs which featured test & measurement equipment to drive a tri-color LED and measuring the different thresholds of each color, and using PWM to vary the brightness. He also demonstrated the internal construction and components of an iPhone.

Dave Brown and Kristi Smith demonstrated using an oscilloscope to view different sound waves, including demonstration of a speaker and function generator, microphone, and guitar. The students were able to view their voices, claps, and whistles.

The volunteers had a busy two days demonstrating their STEM event 33 times to an engaged group of students. One interesting aspect in these demonstrations was varying the content and details appropriately for the different classes and ages.

The Newberg School District is interested in more of these STEM events so additional volunteers are needed.