October 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Home Builders Online Bring the National Zoo to your preschool to learn how animals and humans create a safe and comfortable homes. Free
October 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Conservation Classroom: Exploring Ecosystems with Otters Join us for a virtual field trip as we explore ecosystems and otters! Free
October 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Planting a Pollinator Garden — Presented by the Bowie Green Team South Bowie Branch Library 15301 Hall Road, Bowie, United States Fall is the best time to plant a perennial pollinator garden. Free
October 12 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Community Stem Day Rockville Science Center hjlichtman@lichtman.ws, Rockville, MD, United States Join us for an exciting afternoon of hands-on STEM learning and exploration for all ages. Free
October 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Science Saturday – DNA Discovery Maggie Nightingale Library 19633 Fisher Avenue, Poolsville, MD, United States Explore symmetry and balance with a reconfigurable spinning top! Online preregistration required. Free
October 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nano Rainbow Film Central Library -Enoch Pratt 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD, United States How does iridescence happen? In this hand-on activity, we will experiment with thin films. Free
October 18 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 2024 Maryland STEM Festival Opening Ceremony John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland Celebrating ten years of Festivals Free
October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Maryland STEM Festival at College Park University of Maryland College Park 4298 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, United States Many STEM Components are combined for a full day of STEM. Free
October 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Nature Buddies: My Tree and Me Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD, United States Get to know your tree by using your senses, observations, and measurements. Make a leaf print craft. $25.00
October 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Planting a Pollinator Garden — Presented by the Bowie Green Team Bowie Branch Library 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD, United States Fall is the best time to plant a perennial pollinator garden. Free
October 19 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Solar Science and Engineering Celebration Glenelg County Day School 12793 FOLLY QUARTER RD, Ellicott City, MD, United States Celebrating the incredible science of the Sun and the power of engineering to solve the problems of tomorrow! Free
October 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm STEM for Families: The Great Pumpkin Investigation Accokeek Branch Library 15773 Livingston Road, Accokeek, MD, United States Explore science, technology, engineering and math. Drop in for hands-on experiments and activities. Ages 5–12. Free
