Kids Engineering Day planned March 12 in Pasco

A Kids Engineering Day is planned March 12 in Pasco.

The free event, coordinated by Energy Northwest’s Women in Nuclear chapter, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Curie STEM Elementary School, 715 N. California Ave.

The public is invited.

The event will include hands-on activities and is aimed at elementary school-aged kids. About 150 kids and parents attended last year.

Other local groups support the event, including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, AREVA and students from Delta High School and Washington State University.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Kids Engineering Day planned March 12 in Pasco."