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Perseverance Rover Lands
Members of NASA’s Perseverance rover team react in Mission Control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's…
Meet Our Winners!
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest has had a great 2 weeks and we still have 1 more week to go! In addition to serving up over 100 activities and live streams to…
Activities that Embody STEAM!
STEAMfest Goes Global!
Website analytics reviewed on Saturday, February 13, 2021, show Woodlawn School's STEAMfest website has had 6750 visitors from 49 countries around the globe! Furthermore, there have been over 100,000 pages…
James Web Space Telescope Recap
Wow! What a day February 5th, 2021 was!!!STEAMfest Explorer's were afforded the opportunity to learn about NASA's James Web Space Telescope in a live stream with Dr. Alvaro Labiano, Associate…
WCNC News Story on STEAMfest
Ruby Durham of WCNC interviewed Lee Blakely regarding Woodlawn School's STEAMfest 2021. The piece aired on the local news between 6 and 6:30pm, Thursday, February 4. Read the article here:…
STEAMfest Press Release on Patch.com.
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest Press Release posted on Patch.com by Kimberly Johnson on February 3, 2021.https://patch.com/north-carolina/mooresville/woodlawn-schools-annual-steamfest-goes-virtual-year
1st Daily Prize Winner Announced!
Woodlawn School and STEAMfest announce Wyatt, of Fate, TX, is the first Daily Prize winner! The winner was randomly drawn on February 3, 2021 from a number of completed journal…
STEAMfest in Lake Norman Currents Magazine
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest is featured in February's Lake Norman Currents Magazine in an article written by Grace Kennedy this week. She interviewed Paul Zanowski, Head of Woodlawn School, and Lee…
COVID-19 Woodlawn Edition
This video was created by Joey and Royce Carol. Joey is a senior and Royce is in the 9th grade at Woodlawn School. The video was used as part of…
Opening Weekend Prize Winner
On January 30, Woodlawn School's STEAMfest 2021 opened its doors, well virtual doors, to youth K through 12th grade students and their families to Imagine, Discover, and Explore activities in…
How-to STEAMfest
How-to STEAMfestStep 1. Register - Complete the registration form here: https://steamfest.woodlawnschool.org.Step 2. Complete Activities - Find an activity that you like and follow the instructions to do the activity. Some are…
Get Ready For Daily Prizes
Get Ready For Daily Prizes! Starting Wednesday, 2/3/21, we will have daily prize drawings. You will receive one entry in the drawing for every activity that you have completed and…
STEAMfest Is Open!
This morning, STEAMfest opened its doors to youth grades K to 12. Come explore and complete activities, earn badges and win prizes! Follow this link to register: https://steamfest.woodlawnschool.org/mysteamfest-register As a…
New Creator – Get Hands Dirty
The STEAMfest team is pleased to announce that the popular YouTube channel "Get Hands Dirty" has provided an activity about screen printing. Cristiana Felgueiras and her YouTube channel has over 700K…
Girls in STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education is often credited as the driving force of modern society’s technological progression. However, there is one element that still hinders innovation: the gender…
Inspired By Newton’s Cradle
Shannon Blakely, one of the founding members of Woodlawn School's STEAMfest team, and mother of a Woodlawn 9th grader, shared with us her motivation and inspiration for her Newton's Cradle…
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Is the glass half empty or half full? Technically, the glass is always full! Air is matter, and it takes up space! Here is a quick and easy experiment to…
Wireless LED Activity
Here's an example of an activity coming to STEAMfest 2021 ... learn how to power an LED from a wireless phone charger. Please Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel…
Is slime a liquid or a solid?
Slime is both a liquid and a solid! It is a non-Newtonian fluid, whose viscosity (which is how fast or slow a fluid flows) changes depending on pressure. Slime’s consistency depends on…
First YouTube Video!
The STEAMfest Team published our first video to the YouTube channel today: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyM3wxXoU4Vzo_Wx69mBxw The video is a collection of photos from the STEAMfest 2020 event. Don't forget to Like the…
PRESS RELEASE – WOODLAWN SCHOOL EVOLVING AND EXPANDING STEAMFEST 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Burt Philips - 704.516.9101 - bphilips@thinkattuned.com WOODLAWN SCHOOL EVOLVING AND EXPANDING STEAMFEST 2021 Successful event going virtual with an array of new projects open to…
STEAMfest Website Goes Live
The much anticipated STEAMfest website is now live and available to the public! The website is the center of activity for the virtual edition of STEAMfest 2021. The virtual STEAMfest…
STEAMfest 2021 Opens January 30
In coordination with Woodlawn School, the opening date for STEAMfest 2021 was officially announced:January 30, 2021 There will be a live-streamed opening ceremony to launch the event. After which, the activities…
STEAMfest 2020 Drew Large Crowds
Woodlawn successfully closed the first month of the new year, welcoming over four hundred attendees on campus to explore the world of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics). Those…