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Children's Museum announces STEM program for girls


The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis will help ignite a passion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for girls of all ages. Our STEM Exploration Day will take place on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is made possible by Lilly Girls & Young Women in STEM.  


Young girls can expect to learn from women in various STEM professions including coding, physics, astronomy and engineering just to name a few. Explore their work with hands-on activities and demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and collect special giveaways, while supplies last.  

 

Programs & Activities 


  • Indiana Visiting Artist Emily Bennett

    If your first thought of "sculpture" is a gleaming marble bust from ancient Greece, just wait until you see the work of Terre Haute artist Emily Bennett! She redefines what sculpture can be, weaving colorful fibers onto metal structures to create bold, vibrant pieces. The results are what she calls "imaginary dreamscapes" that you can hang on the wall or set on a shelf. As programming coordinator for the Community School of the Arts at Indiana State University, Bennett relishes helping people uncover their artistic abilities. 


  • Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist Dr. Carlotta Berry 

    Dr. Berry is an accomplished electrical engineer specializing in controls and robotics. She advocates for the demystification of STEM through innovative strategies, including robot hip-hop slam poetry.  She is a professor and endowed department chair at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She's also an author, researcher, mentor, role model, prolific speaker, and a STEM trailblazer. Dr. Berry will be engaging visitors in hands-on exploration with robots. 


  • Women in Lilly Discovery and Development (WiLDD) with Eli Lilly and Company 

  • Create your own binary bracelet 

  • Create your own lava lamp 

  • 80 Acres Farms 

  • Franklin Pest Solutions 

  • Indiana Soybean Alliance  

  • Indiana State Police Crime Laboratory 

  • Examine various pieces of evidence to help solve a crime. 

  • Society of Women Engineers 

  • Explore mechanical engineering as you make your own catapult 

  • UIndy Human Identification Center 

  • Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 

  • Learn about Radiographs 

  • Study casts of bones from various animals to learn about the different ages and stages of life 

  • City of Indianapolis—Department of Public Works, Engineering 

  • View a storm drain model and learn about how to protect stormwater. 

  • IU Astronomy Department 

  • The same elements that make up you and me are also present in galaxies billions of light years away. Examine the patterns of Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen and Neon, and make bracelets with the same patterns as these elements! 

  • IU Intelligent Systems Engineering 

  • Robotics and Electronics 

  • IEEE Women in Engineering 

  • Exploring sensors 

  • Sycamore School 

  • More than 2 dozen activities about mechanic, electricity, sound, optics, and air pressure 

  • American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 

  • Bridge Building Simulation 

  • The Gurl Code 

  • Binary Bracelets, 3D Pens, Ozobots, MakeyMakey  

  • DNA Discovery in Corteva Agriscience STEMLab  

  • Extract real DNA from plant cells, find out where DNA can be found in nature, and learn about the scientists how discovered the structure of DNA 

  

For more information about The Children's Museum, visit www.childrensmuseum.org and follow us on social media @childrensmuseum.  


 


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