20161203 - STEM Game (hrb)

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Lorrie-Ann Fisher, from Crystal Lake, a technical service specialist with Morton Salt, talks with girls about graphs during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake.

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Lundahl Middle School sixth grader Maddie Zilm (from left) Hannah Beardsley Middle School seventh grader Kennedy Mark and Prairie Grove Junior High School seventh graders Ali Sindberg and Sage Brossard work on a graphing project during a mentoring session for the Stem is Fair Game Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake.

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Bobbie Schmitt, an engineering mentor from Crystal Lake, talks with girls during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake.

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Toy cars are used for a graphing project during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake.

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Mentors talk with girls during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake. STEM IS FAIR GAME is geared toward encouraging and inspiring girls to explore their interests in STEM fields through research.

Emma Hartman, an 8th grader at Lundahl Middle School uses a toy car for a graphing project during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake. STEM IS FAIR GAME is geared toward encouraging and inspiring girls to explore their interests in STEM fields through research. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

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John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Lundahl Middle School eighth grader Emma Hartman uses a toy car for a graphing project during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake. The program is geared toward encouraging and inspiring girls to explore their interests in STEM fields through research.

John Konstantaras - For Shaw Media Lundahl Middle School sixth grader Maddie Zilm (left) and Prairie Grove Junior High seventh grader Sage Brossard, use toy cars for a graphing project during a mentoring session for the "Stem is Fair Game" Science Fair at the Crystal Lake Library on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Crystal Lake.