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March 2019
Greater KC Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
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Get ready for an action-packed competition in the second of three regional competitions in the Kansas City region as teams face off in the 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition! The event is free to attend and open to the public. Follow www.kcfirst.org for more information.
Find out more »Hideout at Powell Gardens: Fort-Building Day Camp
Imaginations will run wild at this day camp providing opportunities for first or second graders to design and construct play homes, forts and hideouts during spring break. Each day features a theme focused on the lives of birds, terrestrial insects, mammals, aquatic insects or humans…
Find out more »Rockhurst University STEAM Cohort Open House
Visit the Rockhurst University Master of Education in Educational Studies STEAM Cohort Open House to hear more about this new program, meet faculty and admissions staff and tour the on-campus STEAM Studio Pop Up Space. Check in for the event will begin at 12:15 p.m. with…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire Little Explorers’ Club: Kinetic Energy
Little Explorers' Club is designed for preschool-aged learners. In this session, participants will consider how a bouncy ball works. How does it bounce so high? Why do some bouncy balls bounce a lot, and others don’t bounce very far at all? Join the club to…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire JAM: Marble Obstacle Course
Junior Adventurers at the Museum (JAM) sessions engage elementary age students in fun, hands-on inquiry-based activities to familiarize students with STEM-essentials. JAM sessions take place on Tuesdays and Saturdays, twice each month. Pre-registration is recommended. In this session, build a miniature obstacle course for your…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire Little Explorers’ Club: Kinetic Energy
Little Explorers' Club is designed for preschool-aged learners. In this session, participants will consider how a bouncy ball works. How does it bounce so high? Why do some bouncy balls bounce a lot, and others don’t bounce very far at all? Join the club to…
Find out more »KU Common Book in Context: Herpetology in Haiti with Rich Glor
Exploring a pristine stream under a canopy of enormous trees, scientists discovered one of the world’s most spectacular lizards—a spindly-legged species found only on and around waterfalls. Thirty years hence, the stream is dry, the trees are gone, and the fate of the lizards is…
Find out more »Green Guard Stewardship Program
Green Guard trains students, community members, teachers and leaders how to become stewards of the environment in their neighborhood. The program is a 12-class series focusing on topics such as the importance of biodiversity, agriculture and the waste stream, environmental justice, leadership and community engagement…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire Little Explorers’ Club: Kinetic Energy
Little Explorers' Club is designed for preschool-aged learners. In this session, participants will consider how a bouncy ball works. How does it bounce so high? Why do some bouncy balls bounce a lot, and others don’t bounce very far at all? Join the club to…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire JAM: Marble Obstacle Course
Junior Adventurers at the Museum (JAM) sessions engage elementary age students in fun, hands-on inquiry-based activities to familiarize students with STEM-essentials. JAM sessions take place on Tuesdays and Saturdays, twice each month. Pre-registration is recommended. In this session, build a miniature obstacle course for your…
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