Parents and students check out solar-powered vehicles and lights in the gymnasium at Sunderland Elementary School’s STEAM Fair last week before grabbing a dinner of burritos and quesadillas in the cafeteria. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

First grader Brayden Moua and third grader Connor Bergeron identify pollinators with stereoscopes in the gymnasium at Sunderland Elementary School’s STEAM Fair last week. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Second graders Michael Zabek and Charlie Bagdon perform botanical dye transfers by pressing flower blossoms onto paper at Sunderland Elementary School’s STEAM Fair last week. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ