Get your Geek on!
Enjoy STEAM opportunities across the metro Almost any discussion about the future of education includes the importance of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) and the need to introduce STEAM subjects at an early age. The metro area abounds with STEAM opportunities for learning and various programs for kids.
Every year, MetroFamily teams with our partners at Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma to provide Geekapalooza: A STEAM Festival for Kids. Geekapalooza was held virtually in November 2020 and featured 11 workshops provided by numerous sponsors and partners. Thank you to our sponsors of Geekapalooza and this guide: Boeing, Google, Lingo Construction, Devon
Energy, Pelco, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, OSU College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, Chisel Creative, Cooper Projects, Moore Norman Technology Center, Oklahoma Aquarium, Oklahoma A+ Schools, Oklahoma Hall of Fame & Gaylord-Pickens Museum, Science Museum Oklahoma, Factory Obscura and Plenty Mercantile.
Find plenty of local options for exploring STEAM in these pages:
Boeing . FUTURE U boeingfutureu.com Boeing and Discovery Education have launched FUTURE U to inspire and equip the next generation of STEM professionals in aerospace. FUTURE U offers hands- on learning experiences to help students in grades 6-12 embrace their potential to make an impact and innovate for the future. All FUTURE U resources are available on their website for free and include standards-aligned STEM lessons, virtual field trips and experiential videos.
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma 6601 N. Robinson
Automotive Engineering, where girls learn about designing, engineering and manufacturing vehicles, as well as the future of mobility. They design their own vehicles, test prototypes, learn about design thinking and create their own assembly line manufacturing process. In Outdoor STEM: Think Like a Citizen Scientist, girls participate in interactive activities to learn how scientists solve problems using the scientific method. Girls practice observation, collect data and complete a citizen science project. Then they create their Take Action project.
405-962-8822 gswestok.org
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma is excited to announce the opening of their STEM center of excellence and urban camp, Camp Trivera, located in the Adventure District in Oklahoma City. Serving girls entering kindergarten through high school, Girl Scouts offers STEM programming via their Girl Scouts at Home program, day camps, resident camp, troop meetings, virtual events and more. Girl Scouts offers many STEM-related badge programs, including
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