EVERFI Financial Literacy Bee
Cassandra Kotek2021-04-02T10:57:43-05:00April is Financial Literacy Month and Principal® is celebrating by inviting the youth you serve to
Drop-in STEAM Space
Diane2020-02-27T19:37:22-06:00Drop in to STEAM Space for open makerspace time. Build on our LEGO wall, create with craft supplies, engineer cardboard structures, make paper circuits, or turn a banana into a piano. Your only limit is your imagination! This program is for 8-13 year olds.
2019-2020 Water Game Jam
Diane2019-12-08T10:42:07-06:00The 2019-2020 Water Game Jam will focus on aquatic ecosystems in Iowa and encourage students to incorporate field investigation data and observations, online data resources and investigations in a new game idea. Game ideas are submitted via a 4-minute video to be considered for recognition. A panel of game and science experts will use a scoring rubric to determine top analog and digital games in two age categories (Grades 3-5 and 6-8).
Girls Love Code
Diane2019-11-26T12:26:05-06:00An after-school club for girls in 3rd-5th grade who are interested in learning to code. The club is for beginners to explore coding in a fun and friendly environment. Registration is required.
Hour of Code
Diane2019-11-12T15:46:42-06:00The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. Check out this website to find an event near you and for tips and resources on how to host an Hour of Code event in your neighborhood or school.
IT-Adventures
Diane2019-11-11T11:56:15-06:00IT-Adventures, which is in its 13th year of operation, is an innovative program that is dedicated to increasing interest in and awareness of technology among high school students through inquiry-based learning focused on four content areas: Cyber Defense, Smart-IT, Robotics, and Community Service.
STEM Family Free Night
Diane2019-11-01T13:16:17-05:00Admission to the Iowa Children's Museum is free to all visitors from 5-8 pm the last Friday of every month sponsored by Collins Aerospace. Help solve a unique STEM Challenge in the STEM Studio focused on STEM problem-based learning.
FIRST Robotics Competition
Diane2019-10-14T11:58:40-05:00Under strict rules, limited time and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get.
Congressional App Challenge
Diane2019-09-29T13:45:16-05:00We are Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hosting district-wide Congressional App Challenges for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and inspiring them to pursue careers in computer science.
StairWay5 STEM Academy
Mollie Ross2019-09-04T15:57:34-05:00StairWay5 STEM Academy offers project-based courses in coding, robotics, digital media and math for students