Agenda

DISCOVERY Girl Powered STEM Event Agenda

Event Date

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Event Check-in

Time: 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Women in STEM Career Speakers

Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Featured Women in STEM career speakers will share about the significant contributions they have made in their fields, with an interactive Q & A session afterward.

STEM Stations

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Snap Circuits/Squishy Circuits
• Catapult Construction
• Code-a-Pillar
• Fairy Tale STEM Kits
• Ozobot Coding Robots
• Breakerspace 
• Engineer-A-Coaster
• Girl Powered Pledge
• VEX 123 Robots
• VEX GO Robots
• Lava Lamps and Liquid Density
• Botley the Coding Robot
• CoDrone EDU Aerial Drone Demo

STEM Explorations

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Makey Makey

Observe how Makey Makey circuit boards allow us to transform everyday objects into computer interfaces.

3-D Printing & CAD

Experiment with Tinkercad software, and witness our 3-D printers in action. You’ll be amazed to learn how this technology trend is transforming society. 

Curious Cubelets

Cubelets Robot Blocks inspire collaboration, engineering, design, and computational thinking. Join us in building robots using “sense, think, act” Cubelets.

Robot Race

Meet Dash the Robot! Dash can move, make sound, flash its lights and respond to voice commands. Design an obstacle course and learn how to code Dash to move through it.

STEM Presentations

Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am: Cells and Genetics

The human body is an amazing machine! Take a closer look at the smallest living unit of the body, the cell, using Microslide Viewers. Learn how genes contribute to our physical appearance while recognizing the traits that make us unique.

11:00 am: Discover Chemistry

Discover how chemicals behave and more, as we explore amazing reactions with incredible liquids, mysterious powders and fascinating gases!

Community Partners

Stop by our community partner booths for free STEM resources and activities!

UNLV Chemistry Club

UNLV Tech Trekkers

Wells Fargo 

Desert Research Institute 

Girls in Aviation

Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada 

Girls on the Run Las Vegas 

Girls Rock-At Science 

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Volunteer

We are seeking volunteers for the guest check-in table and STEM activity tables. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Laura Christian at: [email protected]

Light refreshments will be provided for volunteers. Volunteers will recieve two complimentary passes to DISCOVERY for their service.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event will be held indoors. We will communicate via email if any unforeseen circumstances arise, resulting in the cancellation of the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

The 2024 Girl Powered STEM Event at DISCOVERY Children's Museum is free to registered attendees. 

Health and Safety Policies

Enhanced Cleaning Procedures

The DISCOVERY team sanitizes surfaces daily with EPA registered disinfectant.

Air Filtration

HEPA air filtration systems are installed throughout the Museum.

Hand Sanitation Stations

While hand washing is the recommended practice to reduce the spread of germs, hand sanitation stations are available onsite in the event space.

Date: 27-Oct-2024

Travel Info

Parking

DISCOVERY Children’s Museum is located at 360 Promenade Place, Las Vegas, NV, 89106

FREE parking is available in the DISCOVERY garage only. Please park in the garage directly behind, and attached to the Museum. DISCOVERY shares a parking garage with The Smith Center for Performing Arts. 

The entrance to the garage is on Robin Leach Lane, and you will need to collect a ticket to enter the garage. Please have your parking ticket validated at our Visitor Services desk before leaving for the day to ensure that you are not charged for parking. 

Please arrive at 8:30 am for event check-in.