Catapult Challenge
2025-11-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Converge Innovation Center, 1201 Technology Drive, Aberdeen, MD, 21001, United States
Students will learn how to collect and organize data while performing experiments using a self-built catapult. Students will analyze data using formulas in a spreadsheet. Classs runs on 10/29, 11/5, 11/12 and 11/19

Exciting our Minds with Green Energy
2025-11-13 08:00 - 12:00 | St Joan of Arc School, 230 S Law St, Aberdeen, MD, 21001, United States
Closed Event for St. Joan of Arc Students. Students will learn about green energy and the science behind electricity. They will also harness the power of the sun by making solar ovens.

Animal Architects: Engineering for Wildlife
2025-11-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
Celebrate the Maryland STEM festival with Animal Architects: Engineering for Wildlife, free with Zoo admission.
Join us for Animal Architects at the Maryland Zoo, where you’ll take on the role of a Zoo engineer! This hands-on design challenge invites you to put your problem-solving skills to the test as you create innovative solutions to real-world challenges faced by our animal friends.
From designing habitats that mimic natural environments to crafting enrichment tools that support our zoo keepers and keep animals active and engaged, you’ll learn how science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) come together to support wildlife conservation. Perfect for budding engineers, nature enthusiasts, and curious minds of all ages, this interactive workshop is your chance to understand how modern Zoos provide top-notch animal care and work to conserve wildlife around the world.
Let’s build a better world for wildlife—one design at a time!

LEGO Play at George's Creek Library
2025-11-13 10:00 - 16:00 | George’s Creek Library, 76 Main Street,, Lonaconing, MD, 21539, United States
• Play is an amazing and natural healing tool that can help children process anxiety and develop skills to better support their emotions.
• Using play and creativity helps parents and professionals maximize child development and communication to support anxiety.
• The LEGO area will be available for play the entire day on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

Elementary Explorers
2025-11-13 14:00 - 14:30 | Thurmont Library, 76 East Moser Rd, Thurmont, MD, 21788, United States
Participate in a variety of experiences related to science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. This program is designed for children in grades K – 5 and their caregivers.

MD STEM Festival: Art Machines
2025-11-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Waverly Branch Library, 400 E. 33rd St, Baltimore, ME, 21218, United States
Join us in celebration of the MD STEM Festival. Theme? Energy!
Assemble a system of levers and fulcra, and watch it all come to life! Create a compound machine creature that moves and can grab with its mouth!

Light it Up with the Laser
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Glenwood Branch, : 2350 MD-97, Cooksville, MD, 21273, United States
Ready to light up your ideas? Dive into real-world STEM fun in the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace as you design and build your own edge-lit acrylic sign. Use the laser cutter, creative thinking, and a splash of science to make something that literally shines.

GIrl STEM Powerment
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road, Severna Park, MD, 21146, United States
Join us for an evening with Women STEM professionals and educators as they discuss their fields and careers. Fields such as biotech, Information Technology, Energy, and more will be highlighted. Presented by the Maryland Energy Administration
Participating Organizations
AstraZeneca
Applied Technology
Author Judy Stavaley
Earlbeck Gas and Technologies
Edge of Yesterday
General Dynamics-Mission Systems
Institute of Marie and Environmental Technology
Jacobs
Jensen Hughes
KidWind
Nyla Technology Solutions
Pepco
Poetry in Science
Sapphire Rise
Society of Women Engineers
STEAM Superheroes
FlyUSI-Drones
Whiting-Turner

Science Slam at Peabody Heights!
2025-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Peabody Heights Brewery, 401 East 30th Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Baltimore, it’s Science Slam time! When else can you enjoy a bite while learning remarkable science that is going on in Charm City?
When else can you enjoy a bite and a drink while learning remarkable science that is going on in Charm City? Come join us for a night of 5 min science talks from local scientists and support their efforts to communicate their work!
We are so happy to be able to have this at Peabody Heights and we thank them so much for their support!
BUGSS will host 6 or so local scientists (grad students, postdocs, citizen scientists, etc) to present their work in 5 minutes. We give prizes to the talks that are most creative and best communicated! This is a great way to connect with others, learn diverse topics of science going on right here in Charm City, gain communication skills and experience, enhance chances of collaboration and emerging projects and ideas!
Join us and bring your friends for a fun night don’t miss out on this exciting science filled evening at BUGSS! Korean fusion food available on site!
When: Thursday, November 13 · 7 – 9pm EST
Where: Peabody Heights Brewery
401 East 30th Street Baltimore, MD 21218
Fee: Free! (Donations accepted)
Make sure to register on Eventbrite to secure your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-slam-at-peabody-heights-tickets-1743997737179?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Student Discovery Series: Speed into STEM: Turkey Zipline Challenge
2025-11-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Grantsville Branch, Grantsville Branch, Grantsville, MD, 21536, United States
Karen Wood, University of Maryland Extension will present an engaging fall science activity where participants will design and construct a zipline and carrier that will successfully transport a toy turkey from the Thanksgiving dinner table back to the farm. Youth will explore the engineering design process while learning concepts such as friction, balance and momentum.

Kids STEAM Workshop: Power Protectors
2025-11-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Ocean City Library, 10003 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 21842, United States
Join 4-H educator Theresa Maggio on a journey to learn about renewable energy through an exciting, superhero-themed workshop. All supplies provided.

STEM at the Chevy Chase Library: LEGO & DUPLO Play
2025-11-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
This hands-on STEM program will provide children with the opportunity to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve a result. We provide the LEGOs and DUPLOs, you provide the imagination! For 1-1/2 year olds and up, with an adult. No registration necessary. Location: Chevy Chase Library, Meeting Room (lower level)

Autumn Nature Crafts (families)
2025-11-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD, 20723, United States
Drop in and make a variety of crafts with natural materials like pressed fall leaves and acorns. Learn why leaves change color and how to identify local threes in the process!

WIE are Makers - Robot Cars
2025-11-15 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Maryland College Park, 4298 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, United States
Experience Maryland Engineering with WIE are Makers! This workshop for 7th – 12th graders, guided by current Maryland Engineering and IEEE@UMD students, introduces participants to microcontrollers and Arduino as you program a Keyestudio robotic car to complete a challenge.

Community STEM Day
2025-11-15 13:30 - 16:30 | Rockville Science Center, hjlichtman@lichtman.ws, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Bring the whole family and join us for an afternoon of STEM exploration with exhibitors from around the region. This event is FREE and open to all. RSVP isn’t required but does help us plan. Feel free to stop by anytime between 1:30 and 4:30 PM. Here’s what we have on tap:
+ Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection – Watershed Restoration Division: Learn about our local waterways, rivers, lakes, and streams and how our actions on land directly impact the quality of our water. Discover the types of bugs that are in our local streams and how they act as indicators of water quality.
+ National Electronics Museum: See demonstrations of various electronics including HAM radios and learn about DIY projects.
+ Natural History Society of Maryland: Check out the mobile Natural History Museum’s hands on activities, along with live Reptiles and Amphibians courtesy of members of their Herpetology Club and MATTS.
+ Echoes of Nature: Meet live animal ambassadors from a variety of species and learn how they have adapted to their environment over time.
+ 355 Code: Have fun with artificial intelligence games.
+ Dr. Jim Rudert: Our resident engineer and innovator will be demonstrating an Earthquake Simulator and a Decimal Binary Number Converter
+ Rocket Robotics: This local high school robotics team will be leading some fun building activities, sharing about robotics, and offering the chance for visitors to drive a robot around an obstacle course.

LEGO Challenge
2025-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Broadneck Branch, 1275 Green Holly Dr, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
LEGO creations will be displayed after program.

Hexbug Nano (ages 7-10)
2025-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Elkridge Branch Library, 6540 Washington Blvd,, Elkridge, MD, 21075, United States
Work in groups to create mazes and playgrounds for your hexbugs. Bring your creativity and engineer the toughest maze that you can using your STEM skills!

LEGO Club
2025-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Hagerstown Branch, 100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States
An interactive program with building challenges with Legos.
Children ages 4 and older, come build with LEGO. A new LEGO building idea every month. Materials must stay at the library. No registration necessary.

STEM Family Fun Festival
2025-11-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Notre Dame of Maryland, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Bring the whole family for a series of fun-filled drop-in events that give kids an opportunity to engage with STEM and collaborate to solve engineering design tasks. Our event is sponsored by NDMU’s School of Education and is run by the Leadership in Teaching: STEM program’s faculty and students.

Maryland STEM Festival Closing Ceremony
2025-11-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD, 20879, United States
We’re giving the successful 2025 Maryland STEM Festival a big send-off at the Gaithersburg Library on November 16th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Closing Ceremony will feature interactive STEM activities and engaging demonstrations showcasing the latest advancements and innovations. Additionally, light refreshments will be provided for all attendees.
Among the organizations that will be at the Closing are Mathnasium, American Society of Naval Engineers, First Lego League Robotics, One Ocean Scuba, Universities at Shady Grove, and Montgomery College STEM Ambassadors. And there will be an Oceanography Magician.

Little Learners: STEAM, Play, & Learn: Chemical Reactions
2025-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD, 20723, United States
Playful learning and exploration of STEAM concepts through stories, movement, and hands-on activities.

Fingerprinting Fun!
2025-11-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel, MD, 20723, United States
One of a kind; each of us have fingerprints but no two fingerprints are exactly alike! Engage in hands-on learning activities to step into the shoes of a Latent Print Examiner.

Fairy Tale Engineering
2025-11-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Central Branch-Howard County, 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy,, Columbia, MD, 21044, United States
Experience classic fairy tale stories through an engineering lens. Participants will enjoy hands-on, engaging problem-solving activities.

Engineer Week Celebration
2026-02-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Baybrook Elementary/MIddle School, 4301 10th Street, Baltimore, MD, 21225, United States
Engineers, help encourage the engineers of the future. You will speak to Middle School students for about 30 minutes about your career and field. PowerPoints are encouraged, but not required. Artifacts, activities, and demonstrations are also welcome. Many of these students have never met an engineer
THIS IS A CLOSED EVENT FOR BAYBROOK STUDENTS ONLY!

Family STEAM Night
2026-03-19 16:00 - 18:00 | KIPP Harmony Academy, 2000 Edgewood Street, Baltimore, MD, 21085, United States
STEAM Night is a dynamic, two-hour event featuring 15 hands-on, student-led and guest-presenter activities, including a planetarium, that highlight engaging concepts in energy and energy transfer, with participation from valued community partners such as the University of Maryland, the Department of Public Works, The NEED Project, and Constellation.

STEM of Many Colors
2026-11-17 09:30 - 11:30 | George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, 938 York Rd,, Baltimore, MD, 21204, United States
STEM Professionals from underserved communities discuss their careers and fields. This is for Baltimore County Students only
