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Nature Makerspace – FOR KIDS! at Farmington Hills Nature Center in Farmington Hills
Brooke Samelko -
Ages 5-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! February's theme is circuits. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration...
Nature Makerspace – FOR KIDS! at Farmington Hills Nature Center in Farmington Hills
Brooke Samelko -
Ages 5-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! January's theme is wildlife. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration...
Your child will discover basic strategies for building sturdy structures and then apply that knowledge to build a robot for friendly competition all using LEGO bricks. For ages 10-14.
Event cost: $71
Event time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 2023
Girl Scouts and girls in grades 2-8 can head to Stem Learning Innovation Center to earn a Digital Leadership badge. Students will learn how to protect themselves and others online and parents will learn about internet safety and careers in technology. Registration required.
Event cost: $10/student, free/parent
Event time: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m....
Students will use their creativity and problem-solving skills to build an authentic, hollow, 3-D Jack O’Lantern using LEGO® bricks. Costumes are encouraged but not required. For ages 4 to 8.
Event cost: $85
Event time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 22, 2022
This year's STEAM Faire will include more than 30 hands-on activities and interactive booths full of projects. Registration required.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 4, 2023
Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! December's theme is circuits. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...
Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! November's theme is racer. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...
Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! October's theme is seeds. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...
Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! September's theme is water. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...
This immersive STEM event features dozens of big telescopes, showing the rings of Saturn, Jupiter’s Red Spot, exploding stars and distant galaxies. An (in the past, many teachers have given extra credit to their students who attend). We’ll be showing and explaining the new Webb telescope images!
Event cost: Free
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At this family-friendly fair, you will learn about geology, habitats, invasive species, water quality, ecology, and more! There will be a story time, fishing game, water testing, building a boat, watercolor painting and water cycle activities for kids of all ages.
Event cost: $5/person, free/ages 3 and under
Event time: noon-4...