The SNMREC's Education Director participated in the 2012 Palm Beach County Science Symposium which took place on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Park Vista High School in Lake Worth, Florida. Teachers from across South Florida participated in the day long event where academia, environmental groups and other agencies presented interesting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) topics and exhibited at the event. Attendance included more than 1,000 teachers and educators.

2012 Palm Beach County School District Science Symposium participants simulating energy generation with flowing water over a turbine.