Find fun STEAM activities for all ages on STEM Connect-KC: Explore now
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...
Teachers and high school students are invited to a series of live virtual events to learn about a variety of career paths from those who have risen to the top of their fields. Students will have direct access to leaders of local industry and hear...
In this Mid-Continent Public Library program for ages 7 and up, the Mad Scientist will show how we perceive colors using a tri-color experiment and how we can illuminate fluorescence and phosphorescence in common, everyday objects such as money. Program registration will close 30 minutes...
Inspired by the best-selling survival book series, Disaster Island© will take tribes of 5- to 12-year-olds on a thrilling adventure through some of the most famous disasters in history. From the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the Great San Francisco earthquake, participants and their tribemates...
Art is about using creativity and imagination to increase the development of STEM’s essential skills. While Kaleidoscope remains temporarily closed, teachers may request free, fun Kaleidoscope art materials for students! Each student’s art sack will include a variety of shapes along with sticker sheets.  Some shapes...
The International Relation Council's third annual "Your Global Future" college and career fair this fall brings hundreds of local high school students (from all backgrounds and interests) to the virtual table, together with dozens of businesses, organizations, colleges, and universities, to show just how global...
Join the KU Natural History Museum for a virtual paleontology party hosted on Facebook! Take part in special presentations from scientists and students from the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, plus some fossil-focused community partners. With new videos released at the top of...
In this Mid-Continent Public Library program for ages 7 and up, join a Mad Scientist for a demonstration of physical and chemical reactions. This will be followed by experiments to understand the size of atoms as well as how atoms join together and how molecules...
Teachers and high school students are invited to a series of live virtual events to learn about a variety of career paths from those who have risen to the top of their fields. Students will have direct access to leaders of local industry and hear...
Join the KU Natural History Museum for Pop Up Science online via the museum's Facebook page. Eleanor will talk about radioactivity and teach you how geologists and paleontologists determine the age of rocks and fossils. See how to use a Geiger counter, a scientific instrument...
Teachers and high school students are invited to a series of live virtual events to learn about a variety of career paths from those who have risen to the top of their fields. Students will have direct access to leaders of local industry and hear...
In this program for ages 3 and up, participants will explore the properties of polymers and discover what makes things bounce or stick together. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code...
FUN—Family Ultimate Nature—kits give families a way to explore the wonders of the great outdoors together. Kits include: • A publication with links to videos about owls, night hikes and spiders. • An owl pellet and guide to help you dissect and see what’s inside....
Are you a high school student thinking about a career as an engineer? Do you want to see a cutting–edge drone lab? If so, join Linda Hall Library and UMKC School of Computing & Engineering for an opportunity to get academic and career advice from...
FUN—Family Ultimate Nature—kits give families a way to explore the wonders of the great outdoors together. Kits include: • A publication with links to videos about owls, night hikes and spiders. • An owl pellet and guide to help you dissect and see what’s inside....
BIG IDEAS @ScienceStowers is a lecture series exploring how science informs and inspires our communities, designed for science enthusiasts in high school and older. In this online session, Harvard University's Hopi Hoekstra will present "Nature's Palette: The biological significance of color." Learn more about the...
Join the Mid-Continent Public Library and a Mad Scientist for this fun-filled show with Halloween characters, witches brew, fog droplets and electrical experiments. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code 15...
This virtual conference (free to the public) explores global-to-local issues and solutions to water-related issues with leading scientists, engineers and water experts including Global Water Policy Project Founder Sandra Postel, Water.org founder Gary White and oceanographer David Gallo. The conference runs from 7 to 8:15...
Floss on over to Challenge Island’s Fort Island Day Camp™ where participants will play and engineer their way through Fort Island hotspot Pirate’s Cove. Tribes will design pirate ships, cannonball rides and lava safety forts in this day camp for ages 5-12.
Challenge Island is calling all innovative and inventive kids to an adventure in STEAM and entrepreneurship—with a Halloween twist! Participants will learn the ins and outs of launching a successful business as they design and build their own Haunted House and Grand Opening costumes. Will...
