Youth grades K to 12 can become STEAMfest Explorers for free.
- Browse hundreds of activities and events.
- Select the activities that interest you and save them to your MySTEAMfest page.
- Record notes and results, upload pictures, and optionally share your activities in the STEAMfest Journal.
- Earn badges by completing activities.
- Vote for your favorite activities.
- Ask questions about activities and get answers from the creators.
The STEAMfest team and our creators are hard at work adding new activities for 2022. Below are a few of the activities that were completed for STEAMfest 2021 or newly added in preparation for STEAMfest 2022. STEAMfest 2022’s Virtual Event begins January 1st and ends January 30th with its Live, in person, Event hosted on Woodlawn School’s Campus. Signup now and be among the first Explorers.
Measuring With A Laser
Measure the width of a hair with a laser pointer
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Stargazing
Use apps to explore the night sky.
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Project Scientist Solar Oven
Create your own solar oven to cook some yummy treats!
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Star Trails
Astrophotography and measuring the Earth’s rotation.
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Kirigami
The Art of Japanese Paper Folding and Cutting
National Science Foundation
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Origami
The Art of Japanese Paper Folding
Veritasium
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Sumi-e
The Art of Japanese Black Ink Painting
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Glass Blowing
Incredible video plus DIY activity!
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Mobius Strip
A One Sided Object
Math Giraffe
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Square Root Trick
Do it in your head!
tecmath
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The Make Ten Game
An Awesome K-2 Math Card Game
Miss Brain’s Cool Math
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Egg Carton Math
Fun addition or multiplication game!
Miss Brain’s Cool Math
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Egg Drop Challenge
It’s eggtraordinary!
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Tic-Tac-Toe Math
Easy addition activity!
mrhinomath
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How Tall Is That Tree?
Measure tree height with out climbing!
Various
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James Webb Space Telescope
Dr. Alvaro Labiano – Looking to the sky with modern eyes
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Fri Feb 5th 9:00 AM
Exploring Properties of Water
Some fun holiday based science experiments with candy canes, milk and growing crystals!
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Count Your Trees!
Add Tree Data to a National Tree Census using iSeaTree!
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Planting Seeds In Repurposed Containers
Planting seeds in repurposed containers
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Chromatography – Leaf and Color
Enjoy some fun leaf chromatography using flowers, leaves or even veggies!
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Homebrew Electronics for DNA Multiplication
A Peltier device, H-bridge and Arduino
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Animal Adaptations
This is my skin — which I used to be in!
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Wed Feb 10th 4:00 PM
Weather In A Jar
Discover the inner workings of our weather systems by trying some fun experiments with materials from home.
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The Science of Germs
Discover the science of germs with some fun experiments using items from home.
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Sports Science
Exploring the physics of soccer!
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Wed Feb 17th 6:00 PM
MEL Science Physics Lab
Physics demonstrations and DIY experiments!
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Tue Feb 16th 4:00 PM
Mrs. Denham May Garden Tour!
Experience Woodlawn’s Garden in May!
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Carmela’s Claymation How To Grow A Garden!
Learn the steps to growing a garden with Carmela’s Claymation video!
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Pour Painting
Learn how to use the method of pour painting!
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland: A Guide to Nature Walks in Wintertime
Explore what natural wonders await you on a winter walk!
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