STEM Saturdays
Once a month, we organize fun STEM activities for students at the Innovation Station. Check out some of the activities we've done!
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Our next STEM Saturday is on 3/15 from 1-3 pm
Previous STEM Saturday Events
February, 2025
Cardiac themed for National Heart month-led by Albany Med PA student, Urvi Patel
Learning how to take a pulse & how a stethoscope works
9Investigating clogged arteries, how valves function & dissecting a pig's heart
Pig hearts generously donated by Johnk Family Farm
January, 2025
Flying High Presentation by the Society of Women Engineers from RPI
December, 2024
Designing and building gingerbread houses! Students were given design requirements & a list with the cost of supplies to determine the value of their house
November, 2024
Design & art while using the LEGO Printing Press
Making balloon powered cars
Corn Dancing Experiment
Designing & building turkeys!
October, 2024
Halloween Themed
Learning about density while making spooky potions
Designing & building a "Bone Bridge"
Learning about electricity & circuits
September, 2024
Apple Themed!
Designing & Building an Apple Wrecking Ball!
Using the Engineering Design Process to Build a Structure out of Straws that can Hold an Apple (or Two!)
In Addition to an Apple Oxidation Experiment, Students Built LEGO Marble Mazes
August, 2024
At the Friendship Festival!
Engineering structures with craft sticks & clothes pins
LEGO puzzles & Free Build
Making Launchers
The Dunk Tank!
July, 2024
Learning about Renewable Energy!
Making Solar Powered Ovens
Building & Coding a LEGO Wind Turbine
Engineering & Testing Wind Turbines
Learning about renewable energy sources
Designing Wind Powered Vehicles
Testing how far the car will travel
June, 2024
Summer themed fun!
Learning about surface tension & shapes with bubbles
Designing & building a water slide for a LEGO mini figure to learn about friction, potential & kinetic energy
Building a mini golf course out of LEGOS
May, 2024
Star Wars themed for May the 4th!
Learning about circuits while making light sabers
Learning about potential & kinetic energy while designing & building catapults to attack the dark side!
Making starfighters & launchers
Designing a Rebel base
April, 2024
Caring for birds in honor of Earth Day: Making birdfood, building & painting birdhouses
Special Thanks to Lowes Home Improvement Center in Glenmont for the donation of supplies!
March, 2024
Using the Engineering Design Process to make Leprechaun Traps
The finished traps!
Making Green & Gold Slime!
February, 2024
Learning about insulators & building igloos!
January, 2024
Winter themed STEM activities!
Making a snowball launcher while learning about Newton's Laws
Engineering a shovel to move marshmallow snow!
Using the Scientific Method to determine what melts ice fastest & making snowflake shaped crystals
December, 2023
Making LEGO ornaments for the Christmas tree in the Innovation Station
Our float in the Village of Ravena Christmas Parade
Given a budget for supplies & design requirements, these architects built impressive gingerbread houses!
November, 2023
Balloon Science! We blew up balloons with a chemical reaction, decorated them and made our own Thanksgiving parade after finding innovative ways to attach them to remote control cars
Making aluminum foil boats to carry pilgrim supplies & helping a turkey escape its cage by coding a path!
October, 2023
Making a Robot Hand
Pumpkin Towers
Coding a carved pumpkin
Building the gate for 5 little pumpkins to sit on
