Passive Program Take & Make Fiber Optic Light Experiments
Take and Make Fiber Optic Light Experiments. While supplies last.
No registration is required
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Events for October 16, 2026
Bird Banding at Masonville Cove
The Masonville Cove Partnership invites you to join Birds of Urban Baltimore and our bird banding studies on campus! See the bird banding process up-close, and learn how urban greenspaces help migrating birds! Registration reserves your spot, walk-ins welcomed.
Free
Bubble Fun: A STEM Day Program
Ditch the standard bubble wand and experiment to find other items that make bubbles instead. We will be reading stories, singing, and exploring stations using bubbles.
Ditch the standard bubble wand and experiment to find other items that make bubbles instead. We will be reading stories, singing, and exploring stations using bubbles.
LEGO® Creations
Want to build a castle? Or a spaceship? Or something totally new and different? Join us for a LEGO® program where you can build whatever you would like! We supply the blocks and you supply the creativity! Bring a grown-up and build together!
Free
Meet Maryland Engineering
Join us for Meet Maryland Engineering, an in-person open house for prospective first-year and transfer students. Registration is required: go.umd.edu/Meet-MD-Engr
Free
Wind Tubes (4-12yrs)
Try out the wind tubes experiment with different objects to explore how air moves!
Free
STEM at the Library: Space Rocks!
Learn about asteroids, then put your detective skills to the test to see if you can find the secret space rocks hiding in our collection.
No registration required!
Weekly Challenge: Earth Sciences Week
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 S. Summit Avenue, GAITHERSBURGCelebrate Earth Sciences Week by learning about the rocks and minerals of Maryland and how they are used.
Free
Bottle Rocket
Design a vinegar and baking soda bottle rocket and see how high it will fly.
Free. No registration required.
Genetic Tasting -Build Your Own Candy DNA Model To Take Home! – In-person
Join us for a fun afternoon building with candy to make your very own DNA model!
Registration is required
And Then It Exploded!: A STEM Day Program
Come try some inadvisable science experiments! Don’t try these at home. (At least, not without a parent present!)
Free
Little Adventures: Fall Forest Fun
Join us for a hands-on storytime where preschoolers explore STEM concepts with a special focus on nature. Each session features a themed story and guided activities. Children and their caregivers will engage with natural and craft materials as they play, create, and discover.
Join us for a hands-on storytime where preschoolers explore STEM concepts with a special focus on nature. Each session features a themed story and guided activities. Children and their caregivers will engage with natural and craft materials as they play, create, and discover. The library is committed to making programs available to everyone. Persons requiring assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with a librarian. Only kids need to register.
Adobe Illustrator Skill Builder: Tools & Shortcuts
Boost your speed and confidence in Adobe Illustrator with this hands-on class focused on essential tools and time-saving shortcuts. Gain a solid understanding of Illustrator features and keyboard shortcuts to help you create vector designs more efficiently. This class is ideal for those looking to streamline the design process for makerspace projects. Attendees should have a basic understanding of Illustrator and some experience creating independent projects.
Free
Fairytale Engineering: The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Ages 6-9)
Listen to a version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, then design and build a bridge that will keep the three goats safe from the troll!
Free
Dinos In 3D!
Ready to take your Tinkercad skills to the next level? We’ll be using this software program to create a personalized stamp that we’ll print out just for you!
Free
STEM Art
Bringing art and STEM together, make your own unique creations at different stations. All supplies provided.
Free
On-Campus Fire Protection Engineering Major Information Session & Tour
In person information session for high school students interested in engineering majors. Specifically, a major and career that designs solutions to the problem of fire, protecting people, property and the environment from the unwanted affects of fire.
Registration is required, please visit this website: go.umd.edu/FPEIS
School’s Out STEM Experience
Kick of the MD STEM Festival by creating a small fiber optic light!
Registration is required
School’s Out STEM Experience
Kick of the MD STEM Festival by creating a small fiber optic light!
Free
CSI: Forensic Science 101 – A STEM Day Program
Do you love figuring out clues and solving mysteries? Join the fun as we learn some of the STEM techniques used by forensic scientists. These crime scene investigators and scientists study, collect, analyze, and solve crimes. Our fun and challenging library crime scene will be kid-friendly.
Only kids need to register.
Free
LEGO Club
Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations. We’ll supply the Legos – you bring the creativity!
Free
Lego Club
Come for brick-snapping fun! Design and build your own fantastic creations. We’ll supply the Legos – you bring the creativity!
Free
The Instrumentation of Biotech – Meet the Toys of the UMBC Applied Biotech Labs at Shady Grove
Explore UMBC-Shady Grove’s applied biotech labs! Join us for a guided tour of our BSE facility to see state-of-the-art instrumentation—the “toys”—in action. Reserve your spot today!
Free
Free
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