Celebrate innovative and inclusive STEM learning with FREE hands-on activities, live demonstrations and creative experiences outdoors on Rainbow Road and at MuseumLab!
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 fiber spinning with The Crafty Alpacas
- Weaving and coding with CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute
- Nebula spin art with Moonshot Museum
- 3D die cut chips with Protohaven and Dick Esterle
- Fossil exploration with Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Loom weaving
- Electronic music performances by CMU Electronic Music Program
- Make UV bead bracelets, Afrofuturism Adinkra bookmarks and dotted Mandala art with Assemble
- Fun with the Carnegie Science Center
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
- Discover the Dah-Varsity AI platform with Toyz Electronics
Additional STEM activities will be offered in Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Regular admission rates for the Children’s Museum apply.
STEM Saturday is part of Remake Learning Days Southwestern PA 2025, #RemakeLearningDaysSWPA. Learn more at https://remakelearningdays.org/.
Design pixel-based art, then use bead weaving techniques to bring your design to life.
This activity uses small parts and requires dexterity. This activity is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
Design pixel-based art, then use bead weaving techniques to bring your design to life.
This activity uses small parts and requires dexterity. This activity is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
Design pixel-based art, then use bead weaving techniques to bring your design to life.
This activity uses small parts and requires dexterity. This activity is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
Design pixel-based art, then use bead weaving techniques to bring your design to life.
This activity uses small parts and requires dexterity. This activity is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
Design pixel-based art, then use bead weaving techniques to bring your design to life.
This activity uses small parts and requires dexterity. This activity is designed for visitors ages 9 and up.
Design and fabricate a drawstring bag. Estimate, measure, and cut fabric to size, then try your hand at using a sewing machine to stitch your creation.
This activity is designed for ages 8+ and may take up to 30 minutes.
Design and fabricate a drawstring bag. Estimate, measure, and cut fabric to size, then try your hand at using a sewing machine to stitch your creation.
This activity is designed for ages 8+ and may take up to 30 minutes.
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving. Experiment with scale, materials, and texture as you weave on a variety of looms.
Join us in MAKESHOP to tinker with ramps and tubes! Connect recycled tubes and build ramps to create a collaborative ball run.
Experiment with the height of supports and the length of tubes. How does the motion of a ball change?
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore pixel art. A pixel is the smallest unit of a digital image. How might you create still and animated images using smaller units? How do images change when they are made only of squares?
Join us in MAKESHOP to explore weaving with unconventional materials. Add warp strings to all kinds of looms, from sticks to recycled containers, then weave using a variety of materials as weft. What textures will you create? What kinds of things might you reuse for weaving?
Bring dimension and movement to your ideas with paper engineering! We’ll cut, fold, and attach paper to make creations that pop from the surface and spring into action. What stories can you tell with paper?
Join us in MAKESHOP as we sand, form, and attach different pieces of wood! Explore woodworking tools that shape, cut, drill and drive. What motions make the tools work? What job does each tool do?
While all ages are welcome to participate, younger visitors may need adult assistance. Everyone will be asked to wear safety glasses in the woodworking zone.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we explore the art and practice of sewing. Try different stitches, use needle and thread to attach fabric together, investigate the sensory qualities of fabric and fiber, and experiment with stuffing fabric shapes.
This month in MAKESHOP we are exploring simple machines. Join us as we investigate how inclined planes can make moving objects easier. Try adjusting angles and materials, then observe changes in speed and distance travelled.
Have you ever wanted to invent your own game? Use your imagination and game logic to create a new pastime, then share it with other visitors.
Join us in MAKESHOP as we experiment with coding! We’ll explore various web-based coding platforms to build games, art and more.
