STEM Saturday

About this Event

Celebrate STEM Saturday with the Children’s Museum!

Celebrate innovative and inclusive STEM learning with hands-on activities, live demonstrations and creative experiences outdoors on Rainbow Road and at MuseumLab! The Children’s Museum main building will still have regular admission prices, but activities outside and in MuseumLab are free!

Outside the Museum, 10:00 am – Noon

Obstacle course drone flying by Center for Aviation Training & Technology at Hosanna House
Robot demonstrations with BotsIQ
Catapult building and painting

Outside the Museum, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Motorcycle Take Apart
See live alpacas and alpaca wool spinning with The Crafty Alpacas
Weaving and coding with CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Nebula spin art with Moonshot Museum
Make backpack accessories using a tabletop vacuum former with Protohaven
Fossil exploration with Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Loom weaving
Electronic music performances by CMU Electronic Music Program
More STEM activities with Assemble and Citizen Science Lab

In MuseumLab, Noon – 5:00 pm

Experience Full Tilt, a multi-player pinball-like experience, with CMU Entertainment Technology Center
Try claymation and clay sculpting
Electronics Take Apart
Make your own kinetic paintings
Create stop motion animation
Gaming with Toyz Electronics

Additional STEM activities will be offered in Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Regular admission rates for the Children’s Museum apply.