2022 Girl Powered STEM Event at DISCOVERY Children's Museum
- Date
- 2-Oct-2022 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-WORKSHOP-22-8792
- Program
- Workshops & Camps
- Event Type
- Workshop
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Capacity
- 400
- Spots Open
- 83
- Event Region
- Nevada
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Aug-2022 12:59 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Sep-2022 13:00 EDT
- Price
- FREE
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
We look forward to welcoming elementary school students, middle school students, and adult chaperones to DISCOVERY Children's Museum for our Girl Powered event on Sunday, October 2nd, from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. This event will feature special Women in STEM guest speakers, STEM presentations, and community organizations that support girls in STEM. In addition, several hands-on STEM explorations will be featured, including robotics activations. Registered attendees and their chaperones may stay and play at DISCOVERY following the event, at no cost.
Age / Grade Level:
Elementary School Students
Middle School Students
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 2-Oct-2022
Venue/Location:360 Promenade Place
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
United States
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DISCOVERY Girl Powered Agenda
Event Date
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Event Check-in
Time: 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Opening Ceremony
Time: 9:00 - 9:30 am
Featured Women in STEM guest speakers will share about the significant contributions they have made in their fields.
STEM Stations
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Snap Circuits/Squishy Circuits
- Catapult Construction
- Code-a-Pillar
- Fairy Tale STEM Kits
- Engineer-A-Coaster
- Girl Powered Pledge
- VEX 123 Robots
- VEX GO Robots
- Lava Lamps and Liquid Density
- Botley the Coding Robot
- Marshmallow Engineering Challenge
- Gooey Gak Complex Fluids
STEM Explorations
Time: 9:30 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: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Young at Heart
Learn how the circulatory and respiratory systems function through the examination of anatomical models of the heart, blood vessels and lungs.
Super Cold Science
At -320°F fascinating things happen! Explore the world of “super cold” temperatures during this chilling presentation.
Volunteer
The 2022 Girl Powered STEM Event at DISCOVERY Children's Museum will be hosted by DISCOVERY staff and volunteers.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
This event will be held indoors.
Refund and Payment Policies
The 2022 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 and electrostatic spray 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.
Mask Policy
Facial coverings are optional inside of the Museum. Disposable masks are available at no cost upon request.
For more health and safety guidelines, please visit:
https://www.discoverykidslv.org/about/blog/health-and-safety-guidelines
Date: 2-Oct-2022
Discovery Children's Museum360 Promenade Place
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
United States
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.
