JAM STEAM Camps are half-day camps running Monday through Thursday with morning sessions (9 a.m. to noon) and afternoon sessions (1 to 4 p.m.).  Each session has two age ranges: grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. During Triassic Week, students will learn about the first dinosaurs that...
Discover the amazing world of chemistry when Mad Science defies gravity with didgeridoo tubes, foaming hands and steaming chemical reactions in this program for ages 7 and up. Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a...
Welcome to the realm of insects! In this remote program from the Mid-Continent Public Library participants will learn about insects' fabulous flying abilities, their unique eyesight and how they defend themselves against predators. Discover how camouflage works and investigate how bugs can be helpful to...
Join a Mad Scientist for this Mid-Continent Public Library online program about the shifting states of matter. Participants will observe melted and re-solidified metal, use dry ice to explore properties of matter at extreme temperatures and test volumetric differences between solids and gases. Program registration...
Learn about the sound that is all around you during this program from the Mid-Continent Public Library. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code 15 minutes before the start of the...
The Kansas City Cybersecurity-Technology Mentoring and Career Symposium hosted by Dr. Cheryl Cooper,  Lisa Oyler, Women in Security Mentors Inc., and We Code KC, is an event to encourage women and underrepresented youth and adults to pursue careers in STEM through mentoring and networking. During the...
Take a trip through chemical reactions and learn how to control them during this online program from the Mid-Continent Public Library. Come along with the Mad Scientist as we experiment with oxidation, crystallization, quick-acting reactions such as precipitation and acid-base reactions. Program registration will close...
Are you a high school student thinking about a career as a computer scientist? Do you want to see a cutting-edge augmented and virtual reality lab? If so, join Linda Hall Library and the UMKC School of Computing & Engineering for an opportunity to get...
Join Green Works in Kansas City for this FREE outdoor discovery program for kids in fourth and fifth grades. Explore nature in the city, discover what makes a healthy neighborhood, meet leaders of neighborhoods and career professionals, creating healthy places for people and nature. The...
Join Green Works in Kansas City for this FREE outdoor discovery program for sixth through eighth graders. Explore nature in the city, discover what makes a healthy neighborhood, meet leaders of neighborhoods and career professionals, creating healthy places for people and nature. The program uses...
Celebrate all things science with this fun and exciting Mad Science party for everyone, presented by the Mid-Continent Public Library. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code 15 minutes before the...
"Willie and the Salad Bonanza" is a contest open to elementary, middle and high school teams, along with other K-12 community organizations such as 4-H, scouts, FFA or other teams, interested in the scientific principles surrounding plant growth. The challenge is for teams of four...