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Events

Whether you are looking to host a STEM event at your school or organization or you are looking for events to attend, we have you covered!

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Get Down! Essential Resources for STEM Event Hosts

Are you ready to host a STEM event? The Educator Guide helps administrators, organizers, and facilitators host an engaging engineering experience for families. In the activity, families help Makayla and her dad, Andre, engineer a solution to get down a drone that is stuck in a tree.

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Get Down! Family Activity Guide (English and Spanish)

Each family will need at least one copy of the Activity Guide in English or Spanish. The Guide provides the context and instructions so that families can work independently on the design challenge.

Get Down! Posters (English and Spanish)

Decorate your space and offer signs so that your families know where to collect materials, test their designs, and dispose of their trash.

Young girl and adult man working on an engineering project together

Pick It Up! Essential Resources for STEM Event Hosts

The Pick It Up! Educator Guide helps administrators, organizers, and facilitators host an engaging engineering experience for families. In the activity, families help Purna and her brother, Ved, engineer a solution to pick up trash that has blown into a gully. 

Pick It Up! Family Activity Guide (English and Spanish)

Each family will need at least one copy of the Activity Guide in English or Spanish. The Guide provides the context and instructions so that families can work independently on the design challenge.

Pick It Up! Posters (English and Spanish)

Decorate your space and offer signs so that your families know where to collect materials, test their designs, and dispose of their trash.

Upcoming STEM Events

All of these great EiE Families activities might inspire you to explore more STEM-related activities to do as a family. Here are a few ideas from around the country!

Want us to share your STEM event? Email us at EiEFamiliesFun@mos.org.

 

Artemis I Launch

Watch this video of the largest rocket ever take off!

 

Boston Area

Open Night at the Observatory

Most Wednesday evenings at the Coit Observatory at Boston University

See the website for more information, including how to make reservations.

 

Montana

Science Learning Tent

Friday, June 30, 2023 through
Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the Arlee Celebration Powow. The tent features interactive exhibits from spectrUM’s museum and hands-on activities guided by local and native role models in STEM and higher education. See website for more information.

 

Texas

Starry Nights @ Girlstart

The first Thursday of almost every month at the Girlstart STEM Center in Austin.  Each event features a new astronomy experience and related hands-on activities. See the website for more information.

Hot Science—Cool Talks

Leading researchers from The University of Texas and other prominent universities to share their passion about science, technology, engineering and math with the general public. Events are held six times a year (on-campus or virtually). See the website for more information.