STEM Connect-KC Calendar
May 2017
MCPL Blue Ridge presents Retro Video Game Art
It all starts with a pixel. Mid-Continent Public Library's Blue Ridge Branch invites teens to recreate their favorite iconic 8-bit video game characters or a world all of their own while learning basic Adobe Photoshop skills.
Find out more »WeDo LEGO Robotics: Hungry Alligator | Blue Ridge Library
Oh snap! The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 8 and up to build a hungry alligator and program it to chomp down on anything that swims too close. Kids will work in pairs to make this simple robot.
Find out more »SEA Life’s Let’s Talk Conservation | Blue Ridge Library
Learn from the SEA LIFE Education Team how conservation protects the world’s oceans. Then make a trash capsule and explore you how can help the world’s sea creatures from right here in the Midwest. Ages 7 and up.
Find out more »June 2017
Wings of Love’s Awesome Birds | Blue Ridge Library
Mid-Continent Public Library invites you to meet birds ranging from a rare parrots and a toucan to the world’s largest type of owl as these feathered entertainers take the stage to talk, perform tricks and sing songs. Appropriate for all ages.
Find out more »July 2017
Build a Better World Through Science | Blue Ridge Library
Mid-Continent Public Library invites students ages 6 and up to explore how experimenting and hypothesizing can help to build a better world. Discover how we can work together to make the world a better place by asking "what if?" and "what could happen?"
Find out more »August 2017
Mad Science’s Planets and Moons | Blue Ridge Library
Free
Mid-Continent Public Library invites you to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system and create a lunar eclipse in this "mad" planetary tour! Learn how the planets stack up. Build and take home Kepler's Cube, a fun and educational 3-D solar system puzzle. Ages…
Find out more »November 2017
Science City’s Kitchen Chemistry | Blue Ridge Library
Mid-Continent Public Library invites you to learn all about chemistry in the kitchen as presenters from Science City share activities that connect science concepts with popular books. Come explore hands-on activities and conduct experiments using science tools and materials. (Ages 4 and up)
Find out more »July 2018
Kids Lab: Bits & Bytes Coders | Blue Ridge Library
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 8 and up to discover how they can bring science and technology to life. Using code.org, kids will work at their own pace on projects that match their interests to learn computer coding. Permission from a parent or…
Find out more »August 2018
Kids Lab: Bits & Bytes Coders Show and Tell | Blue Ridge Library
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites you to discover how you can bring science and technology to life in this program for ages 8 and up. Bits & Bytes coders will have a chance to show what they have learned and a panel of workers from…
Find out more »October 2018
Journey through the Solar System | Blue Ridge Library
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 8 and up to take a voyage from the Sun to Pluto with the imagination, and to learn what makes the planets different from the sun and from each other. Through simple activities participants will better understand how…
Find out more »April 2019
BOOM! Stories & Science | Blue Ridge Library
Ages 5 and up will enjoy a lively mix of science experiments and storytelling that will get them excited about science and reading during this Mid-Continent Public Library program.
Find out more »June 2019
Science City: Sub Zero | Blue Ridge Library
Free
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites children ages 5 and up to explore the fundamentals of the three states of matter with this examination of the peculiar and "very cool" properties of dry ice. Registration required.
Find out more »September 2019
Teen STEAM: Coding Club | Blue Ridge Library
Free
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites teens to explore, create and learn during its Teen STEAM Coding Club. Register here.
Find out more »October 2019
Mad Science Demonstrates It’s Not Magic | Blue Ridge Library
Free
Discover the chemistry and physics behind eye-catching magic tricks, including sitting on a bed of nails. Register for this event here.
Find out more »December 2019
Kid STEAM: Cool Stuff Lab | Blue Ridge Library
Free
Explore sciences, technologies, engineering, arts and math in this series from the Mid-Continent Public Library for ages 6 and up. In this session discover: What can you measure with a measuring wheel? What is hydrophobic sand? What can you make with light-up blocks? Find out…
Find out more »Kid STEAM: Cool Stuff Lab | Blue Ridge Library
Free
Explore sciences, technologies, engineering, arts and math in this Mid-Continent Public Library program for ages 6 and up. In this session, discover how you can bring science and technology to life. What can you measure with a measuring wheel? What is hydrophobic sand? What can…
Find out more »February 2020
Teen STEAM: Breakout Edu Black History Month Edition | Blue Ridge Library
Free
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.
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