STEM Connect-KC Calendar

Around Since the Dinosaurs: Mid-Continent Public Library – Buckner Branch

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

They might not be exactly the same as their ancestors, but some of the animal species we know today shared the world with dinosaurs. Discover how bats, fish, opossums, turtles, crayfish, and others all coexisted with the T-Rex and Hadrosaurids.

Mad Science Presents Dry Ice Capades

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Observe dry ice and its amazing cooling ability. Explore the end product of carbon dioxide by seeing, tasting, and smelling gas. Then watch carbon dioxide pop a cork off a flask, blow smoky bubbles, and see how dry ice makes for a great prop in...

Mad Science Presents Weather Wonders | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Wind, Water and Heat are the three components of weather. During this Mid-Continent Public Library program your mini meteorologists will attempt to learn the mysteries behind our weather patterns. Register here.

Free

Mad Science’s Fire & Ice | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Witness an incredible demonstration of fire and ice. The Mad Science gang will conjure up foggy dry ice storms, floating giant beach balls, and other flashy reactions that go POOF during this Mid-Continent Public Library program for ages 6 and up. Register here.

Free

Cancelled: DIY Robot Arm | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Explore sciences, technologies, engineering, arts and math. Bring it all to life! Hone your engineering and creative skills to learn how to create your own DIY robot arm with simple household items. Register for this event here.

Free

Brixology Machines | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 6 and up to discover engineering’s creative side. Learn how gears, levers and pulleys are useful tools for mechanical engineers, and then combine them with art and design to create and test a motorized drawing machine.

KC Zoo’s Great Amphibian Challenge | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Join the Mid-Continent Public Library to learn what places frogs, toads, and salamanders in a class all their own—Class Amphibia—and discover ways you can save their habitat. Ages 3 and up.

WeDo LEGO Robotics: Hungry Alligator | Buckner Library

MCPL-Buckner Branch 19 E. Jefferson St., Buckner, MO, United States

Oh snap! The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 8 and up to build a hungry alligator and program it to chomp down on anything that swims too close. Kids will work in pairs to make this simple robot.

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