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How do magnets work? What mysterious forces allow these objects to attract or repel? Join Museum at Prairiefire for Little Explorers Club as they conduct lots of experiments to see how magnets work. Little Explorers Club is intended for children aged 3-5. Tickets are free...
This ScienceWise workshop is a continuation of Part 1 from December 7, 2019. Participants will continue working through a unit plan that begins with phenomena and is steeped in the three dimensions. By the end of this workshop, participants will be well on their way...
Ever want to make your own podcast, audiobook or rap? Visit this Kansas City Kansas Public Library program to try Audacity open source recording software. After a quick introduction, kids can get hands-on experience recording their own voice, applying effects and editing their recording. Participants...
Code Ninjas one-day camps are packed full of engaging fun including coding, game-building and other STEM activities.
Green Works invites students in grades 4 and 5 to explore nature in the city, take field trips and meet neighborhood leaders and career professionals who are creating healthy places for people and nature. Come all the time or when you can. Register here.
Join Kansas City Women in Technology for their monthly coding series, Coding & Cupcakes. Parents and daughters are invited to attend sessions to learn about code and bond while working on programming projects together. In this workshop, attendees will learn to build their own text-based...
Join Museum at Prairiefire's Little Explorers Club to discover how your favorite animals leave their mark on the world. This session will explore tracks, scat and more to find out if an animal has been nearby. Little Explorers Club is intended for children aged 3-5....
The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Women Transportation Seminar (WTS) will host its third annual Fall in Love with Transportation Event to expose young women to the field of transportation. The event will begin with a tour of the airport facilities followed by a...
Explore! Create! Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future in this Mid-Continent Public Library program for teens. Register for this event here.
Code Ninjas one-day camps are packed full of engaging fun including coding, game-building and other STEM activities.
This program is for homeschooling families who want to include Museum at Prairiefire programs as part of their learning: In this modern adaptation of a classic toy, students learn about potential and kinetic energy and energy transfer by building and experimenting with a plastic water...
Spend your day off exploring at the zoo. Not every animal family is the same. During this School's Out Safari, participants will talk about dads, moms, big families and those animals that prefer to go it alone.
Come see the action as teams in the FIRST Tech Challenge compete in Skystone during this conference qualifier of teams advancing through meets earlier in the season. Qualifiers are complete competition days with judging, qualifying rounds, alliance selections and awards. The event is free and...
Drop by Pop Up Science, a fun, family-oriented program for the younger set, with hands-on learning activities. This month the focus is on the incredible world of insects! Science Corps volunteers will have a live Madagascar Hissing Cockroach to pet and many other insect specimens...
Spend your day off exploring at the zoo. Did you know even animals can be recyclers? Discover how these animals take everyday items and re-purpose them.
Explore sciences, technologies, engineering, arts and math in this series of Mid-Continent Public Library programs for ages 6 and up. Register for this event here.
Dr. Benjamin Sikes of the KU Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the KU Biological Survey will present about "The Fungi That Love Fire" at the February Science On Tap at Free State Brewing Company. Fire is a common management tool that is often...
The ninth annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) takes place on Feb. 21, 2020 and the Society of Women Engineers invites high school girls interested in learning more about what it takes to be an engineer to spend a day exploring this career...
In honor of Charles Darwin’s and Alfred Russell Wallace’s winter birthdays, the KU Natural History Museum is holding a party. Enjoy cake and wear a party hat while exploring the science of the natural world. Meet museum scientists and learn about evolution and extinction with...
Calling all Breakout Box users: Are you ready to take your curriculum to the next level? This ScienceWise workshop is designed for people who are already familiar and comfortable with breakout boxes. Are you ready to dive into the world of puzzle creation? Are your...
Over the last three years, Geeks for Kids has built 31 custom, electric cars for kids with movement disabilities. Bringing together professional and student engineers and programmers to design and build the cars, Geeks for Kids empowers kids with movement disabilities to get out and...
Watch out, there's a glacier ahead! Join the Museum at Prairiefire's Little Explorers' Club as they learn about glaciers, how they move, where they are and which animals call them home! Little Explorers Club is intended for children aged 3-5. Tickets are free for MAP...
In this two-part class at Museum at Prairiefire, participants will design their own Mars landing vehicle for an egg using provided materials. In Part 1 of this engineering project, students think about the best way to protect an egg as it lands on Earth and...
Get ready for an action-packed competition as high school teams face off in the 2020 Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. The Greater Kansas City Regional one of three tournaments in Kansas and Western Missouri that will advance teams to the world competition. The...
For homeschooling families who want to include Museum at Prairiefire programs as part of their learning: Design your own Mars landing vehicle for an egg using a materials provided by the MAP. In Part 1 of this engineering project, students think about the best way...
Explore! Create! Learn! Unleash your imagination and prepare for your future in this Mid-Continent Public Library program for teens. Register for this event here.
FIRST LEGO League Jr. is designed to introduce STEM concepts to kids ages 6 to 10 through a brand they know and love—LEGO®. Guided by adult coaches and FIRST® Core Values, students build models using LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 and create Show Me posters to present what...
In this two-part class at Museum at Prairiefire, participants will design their own Mars landing vehicle for an egg using provided materials. In Part 1 of this engineering project, students think about the best way to protect an egg as it lands on Earth and...
