Imaginology sparks STEAM-powered learning at O.C. fairgrounds

Helping make a Minecraft village at the Imaginology event are Taft Elementary School students, from left, Yandir, Alan, Emmanuel and Mikel, at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Kelsey Wilson shows Lakeside Middle School eighth graders Khushi Rajesh, left, and Dheeksha Bhima Reddy how polarizing film works at the Irvine Valley College laser technology photonics display during the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Students from Mendez Elementary School in Irvine play a videogame during the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

IF Presents animal handler Nancy Bommer, left, holds a chinchilla while Darian Pouradib of Laguna Nigel, center, and Limar Elyas, 5, from the Huntington Beach Boys and Girls Club Robert Mayer Child Development Preschool, pet the furry animal at the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Students of all ages check out the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Isaac Ramales, 10, from Mann Elementary School in Anaheim tries out a trumpet at the Orange Coast Musical Arts instrument petting zoo at the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Third grader Knox Trca, 8, from Eastwood Elementary School in Irvine watches as schoolmate Aiden Zhang, 8, places a soap bubble over himself at the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

A student walks past a display of retro gaming systems at the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center, in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Michael Vu, 11, a fifth grader at Murdy Elementary School in Irvine works on creating his own video game at the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.

Young students create their own video games using a Microsoft Surface Pro 5 and Microsoft Makecode Arcade online system during the Imaginology event at the Orange County Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on April 12.