On Nov. 4, Holliday Middle School hosted the TEA Learning Undefeated Texas Mobile STEM Lab, giving students hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering and math. The visit was funded by a Texas Education Agency grant written by eighth-grade science teacher Angela Miller, who aims to help students enjoy and embrace STEM challenges. Pupils built and tested bottle-rocket trucks in a distance challenge, applying design and measurement skills. The program is part of a Learning Undefeated partnership with the TEA to bring mobile STEM programming to schools.
Holliday Students Ignite STEM Curiosity Aboard TEA Mobile Lab
On Nov. 4, Holliday Middle School hosted the TEA Learning Undefeated Texas Mobile STEM Lab, giving students hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering and math. The visit was funded by a Texas Education Agency grant written by eighth-grade science teacher Angela Miller, who aims to help students enjoy and embrace STEM challenges. Pupils built and tested bottle-rocket trucks in a distance challenge, applying design and measurement skills. The program is part of a Learning Undefeated partnership with the TEA to bring mobile STEM programming to schools.
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HOLLIDAY — Students bring STEM to life with mobile learning lab
On Tuesday, November 4, Holliday Middle School students stepped aboard the TEA Learning Undefeated Texas Mobile STEM Lab, transforming the school parking lot into a hands-on science and engineering classroom.
Inside the mobile lab, students rotated through interactive stations and carefully guided experiments that encouraged discovery, testing and creative problem-solving. Activities were designed to make complex STEM ideas accessible and fun while challenging students to apply critical thinking and teamwork.
The visit was funded by a Texas Education Agency grant written by Holliday eighth-grade science teacher Angela Miller. The grant supports the school’s goal of helping students not only enjoy STEM but also learn to embrace its challenges.
"As a science teacher, I hope that they have a greater love of science," Miller said. "Some students think science is really hard — I want them to know it can be challenging and amazing. Science can take us a lot of places."
One featured challenge had students build bottle-rocket trucks and tune them to travel a set distance, giving learners practical experience in engineering design, measurement and iteration. The activity emphasized hands-on learning: students designed, tested, observed results and refined their models.
Learning Undefeated TEA is a partnership between the nonprofit Learning Undefeated and the Texas Education Agency that brings mobile STEM programming to schools across the state.
Why it matters: Mobile labs like this expose students to real-world STEM experiences that can spark long-term interest in science, technology, engineering and math—and they do it with accessible, engaging activities that meet students where they are.