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Skating rinks are known for lights, disco balls and, of course, roller skates. Many children and parents see them as a safe place to have fun.

Cliff Williams / TPI Gardner Perdue helps students figure out how to put together roller skates as part of a STEM lesson at Skate Zone last week.

Cliff Williams / TPI Students were handed a roller skate parts and tools and were tasked with putting it together.

Cliff Williams / TPI Students worked in teams to assemble roller skates at STEM Day at Skate Zone.

Cliff Williams / TPI Gardner Perdue helps students figure out how to put together roller skates as part of a STEM lesson at Skate Zone last week.

Cliff Williams / TPI Gardner Perdue helps students figure out how to put together roller skates as part of a STEM lesson at Skate Zone last week.

Cliff Williams / TPI Tina Perdue gives a quick lesson on how black lights affect colors as part of STEM Day at Skate Zone.

Cliff Williams / TPI Tina Perdue, right, asks students how their roller-skate would react to different coverings on the ramp used to launched …

Cliff Williams / TPI Students take notes of their hypothesis and what happened as their skate traveled on different surfaces.