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Discover, create, and play! Unleash your creativity and dive into a new adventure each week with activities inspired by STEM, arts and crafts, gaming, and more.
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Join the LOAD Robotics team to make fun LEGO® robots. Grades 4-8. A Maryland STEM Festival event.
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Come join us and learn about squirrels and what keeps them so busy in the fall! An interactive presentation with stories, a singalong, crafts and coloring. Recommended for ages 3-8.
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Dive into the world of science, technology, engineering, and math with fun, hands-on experiments and activities! Create special “potions” using everyday household ingredients.
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Build, create, and explore with legos! With plenty of pieces and endless possibilities, kids can let their imaginations take the lead in this freestyle building session.
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We are Montgomery County STEM Volunteer Program, a local non profit organization (501 c3) that places working and retired STEM professionals with MCPS teachers to bring the real world into the classroom to give students a better understanding of what they learn in the classroom and how it applies to the world around them. We are currently recruiting volunteers for the 2026-27 school year and will be holding our new volunteer training/information meeting on Oct 27, 2026, 9.00am-Noon via Zoom (Zoom link available on request). Full agenda is given below.
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It’s time to put your photo and video editing skills to work! Come in and utilize library resources and edit your photographs and video with the help of a STEAM instructor. Register online!
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We will build Lego models and then experiment and rebuild to get different results. We will focus on Newton’s Laws with each build. This will take the full hour so please make every effort to be on time.
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Whoooo knows what an owl eats? Dissect an owl pellet to find out! Explore other aspects of the life of an owl through other fun activities. Tickets will be available 15 minutes before the start of class in the Children’s Area. Tickets required.
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S L I M E . . . Come make it with us, and then you can decide what happens next! Take it home, or leave it at the library for younger kids to use on the upcoming Slime Open Play (4-10 yrs) event.
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Join the library and Arundel Rivers Federation to get a hands-on demonstration of how we use STEAM to understand our rivers! Participants can test out a dissolved oxygen probe, a refractometer, and get a first hand look at a submersible ROV (remote operated vehicle) used for monitoring oyster reefs.
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A six-week course for ages 10 to 14 designed to spark interest in programming through guided instruction by experienced high school mentors.
Registration is required
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In honor of the Maryland STEM Festival, we are showcasing a variety of hands-on technology. Each week we will highlight something new. Stop by and check it out!
No registration required.
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Join us for a spooktacular Halloween Party at Mathnasium on Friday, October 30th, from 7:00–8:30 PM! Enjoy Halloween-themed games, fun activities, sweet treats, and a costume contest! Come dressed in your best Halloween costume and get ready for a night of spooky fun!
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Women in Space scavenger hunt for MD STEM Fest. Pick up your scavenger hunt sheet in the Picture Book Room and come to the Information Desk for a prize.
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Design… Build…Print! Ever wanted to create your own 3D gadgets? Join the 47 Beavers, a World’s level robotics team to learn basic design techniques and take home your very own 3D printed model
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Join the HCCS FTC and FLL robotics teams for an exciting Robot Showcase presented as part of the Maryland STEM Festival. HCCS robotics teams will demonstrate their robots, introduce their missions for the 2026–2027 FIRST competition season, and offer interactive STEM activities. Visitors can meet team members, learn about FIRST robotics, and discover how students design, build, and program competition robots.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration is required
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Learn the facts about AI and test your skills in this display for elementary school through adult.
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Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min. Ticket Required. 10/19 Foil Transfer Prints Tickets available 15 minutes before class.
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Explore the world of CAD and 3D design! Learn how to turn your ideas into real models using industry standard software and equipment.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration is required
In honor of the MD STEM Festival, all of our makerspace supplies will be out! Let’s create together! All ages
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration is required
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Make balloons dance and scarves float to the ceiling in this hands-on experiment!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration required!
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A weekly program designed for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers to have fun and explore together, building preschool and social-emotional skills.
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Students will use LEGO blocks to build methods of transportation and program to set their creations in motion
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration is required
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In honor of the Maryland STEM Festival, we are showcasing a variety of hands-on technology. Each week we will highlight something new. Stop by and check it out!
No registration required.
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Can we build it? Yes we can! If your little ones love construction vehicles, building, designing, or deconstructing, this is the Fri-Yay for you. There will be a variety of construction-themed fun to participate in – just don’t forget your safety helmets!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration required!
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Participate in the MD STEM Festival by creating a small fiber optic friend!
Registration is required
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Join us for Kids Discover/Little Explorers: Silly Scarecrows on Saturday, November 7th from 11am-12pm. We’ll be using paper plates, construction paper, and lots of recycled colorful art materials to create our own silly scarecrows. We’ll also be learning about fall, farms, and scarecrows. Ages 3-10. Register online. Hope to see you there!
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Join us for a STEM-themed crafternoon in honor of Maryland STEM Fest. Learn how to make your own windmill and try out some fun STEM tools!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration is required
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A weekly program designed for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers to have fun and explore together, building preschool and social-emotional skills.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration required!
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Join us for our STEM Exploration Day! Explore a variety of our STEM activities, we will have stations for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Ages 2-15
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Discover the building blocks of artificial intelligence through hands-on play, creativity, and problem-solving at this interactive family event! Children and caregivers will explore how computers learn by recognizing patterns, following instructions, making predictions, and learning through trial and error. Through engaging activities, families will discover that AI isn’t magic—it’s technology created by people. Kids will experiment with giving step-by-step instructions to a “robot,” train a pretend computer by sorting pictures into categories, explore how computers recognize images and solve pattern challenges.
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Design the Future: STEM & Digital Engineering Preview Day is an immersive, hands on experience that introduces participants to core STEM and digital engineering concepts used in modern defense, technology, and engineering environments. The event highlights real world applications, encourages problem solving, and helps participants envision their pathway into STEM careers.
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The University of Maryland Extension 4-H Youth Development presents a popular, hands-on aerospace engineering initiative originally launched as the national science experiment for 4-H National Youth Science Day. In Rockets to the Rescue, we explore how science and engineering can help solve problems!
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Learn how to build a working catapult from simple household items, then compete to see who can launch their candy pumpkin the farthest! Top builders will receive fall-themed prizes.
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Youth from the Waverly School Aged Child Care Center invite you to a fun, interactive demonstration and workshop on coding and robotics. Waverly 4-H Stem Club members will help other youth, K-3rd grade, learn how to use Daisy the Dinosaur app to write code and how to navigate and code the Dash robot. This program is held in collaboration with University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore Housing, and the Maryland STEM Festival.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration required!
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A weekly program designed for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers to have fun and explore together, building preschool and social-emotional skills.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
No registration required!
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Explore the world of the cutest amphibians: axolotls! See their aquatic habitats, catch food, and discover other endangered species!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Crack the code behind computers! Space is limited, registration required. Ages 6-10.
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Ripen the Meristem, Inc. (RTM) is thrilled to invite families throughout Cambridge, Dorchester County, and surrounding communities to our FREE Eats & Experiments STEM Series at the Dorchester County Public Library! 🟢 Make Slime & Test Strange Materials — October 8 Each session will feature a different hands-on experiment led by a real scientist, Chenere P. Ramsey, PhD, giving children and adults an opportunity to learn, discover, and have fun together! ✅ FREE and open to the public
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Put your engineering skills to the test at our STEAM Tower Challenge! Elementary-aged children will explore a variety of STEAM toys, building materials, and hands-on manipulatives while learning about design, problem-solving, and structural engineering. Participants will experiment, collaborate, and innovate as they compete to build the tallest and sturdiest tower they can imagine.
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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Enter our design challenge for the chance to win a STEM-themed prize!
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