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Explore, Experiment, and Innovate!
Explore, Experiment, and Innovate!
Once a month, the Innovation Station transforms into a hub of exciting, hands-on STEM activities for students of all ages. Our STEM Saturdays are designed to make learning fun, encourage curiosity, and introduce new concepts through engaging projects and experiments.
Currently on Hold for Expansion!
Currently on Hold for Expansion!
Please note: STEM Saturdays are currently on hold while we're under construction with our exciting expansion! We look forward to bringing these popular events back soon with even more space and resources for discovery.
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Previous STEM Saturday Events
Previous STEM Saturday Events
Check out some of the amazing activities we've done in the past:
June 2025
Beekeeping
Dissecting Flowers
Learning about Bees
Honey Tasting
Ready to Hit the Hives
Some of our Pollinators
Designing & Creating Pollinators
Learning about the Pollination Process
April 2025
Annual Earth Day Birdhouse Construction!
March 2025
Rube Goldberg Day/Simple Machines
Learning about Chain Reactions
February 2025
Cardiac Theme 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
Led by the Society of Women Engineers from RPI
December 2024
Gingerbread House Engineering Challenge!
Students Designed and Built Gingerbread Houses given Design Requirements & Supply Costs
November 2024
Design & Discovery
Design & Art using the LEGO Printing Press
Making Balloon-Powered Cars
Corn Dancing Experiment
Designing & Building Turkeys
October 2024
Halloween Themed STEM
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!)
Apple Oxidation Experiment & 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
Making Starfighters & Launchers
Designing a Rebel Base
Designing a Rebel Base
April 2024
Caring for Birds in Honor of Earth Day
Making Bird Food, Building & Painting Birdhouses
Special Thanks to Lowes Home Improvement Center in Glenmont for the Donation of Supplies!
March 2024
Leprechaun Traps & Slime!
Using the Engineering Design Process to make Leprechaun Traps
The Finished Traps!
Making Green & Gold Slime!
February 2024
Insulators & Igloos!
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 Crystal
December 2023
Holiday STEM
Making LEGO Ornaments for the Christmas Tree in the Innovation Station
Our Float in the Village of Ravena Christmas Parade
Architects built Impressive Gingerbread Houses, given a Budget for Supplies & Design Requirements
November 2023
Thanksgiving STEM
Balloon Science: Chemical Reactions, Decorating, and Thanksgiving Parade with RC Cars
Making Aluminum Foil Boats to Carry Pilgrim Supplies & Helping a Turkey Escape its Cage by Coding a Path
October 2023
Spooky STEM
Making a Robot Hand
Making a Robot Hand
Pumpkin Towers
Pumpkin Towers
Coding a Carved Pumpkin
Coding a Carved Pumpkin
Building a Gate for 5 Little Pumpkins
Seeing if the Gate can Withstand the Wind
Seeing if the Gate can Withstand the Wind
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