STEAM Fair

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MPPTSA is celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) education in Meridian Park with a STEAM Fair on May 8, Wednesday from 5 to 7pm. There will be multiple exhibits, presentations and hands-on activities from various community partners (UW Students Explore Aquatic Sciences, Birds Connect Seattle, Pilchuck Audubon, UW Engineering Ambassadors and others), and select Burke Museum Boxes curated by our Meridian families. 

We need volunteers to help set-up, clean-up, run concessions, and assist in a few areas.

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Learn More About STEAM WEEK Activities:

May 8 (Wednesday, 5-7pm) – STEAM Fair (students & families)

  • Student STEAM Projects Exhibit
  • Art in STEAM Exhibit (Art Docent Program)
  • Burke Museum Exhibits (Read More About the Burke Boxes)
  • UW Students Explore Aquatic Sciences (exhibit and hands-on activities)
  • Birds Connect Seattle (Puget Sound area birds specimen exhibit, youth programs, & ways to make urban habitats safe for birds)
  • Computer Coding with Deirdre Spellman, Meridian Parent (hands-on activities)
  • Pilchuck Audubon Society (hands-on activity and short presentation)
  • Recology (proper waste management as environmental stewardship, exhibit & hands-on activities)
  • UW Engineering Ambassadors (boat-building exhibit and hands-on activity)
  • UW RockNOut (rock and minerals exhibit and hands-on activity)

Order of Events for the STEAM Fair – May 8th:

  • 4:00 – Pizza and drinks concession open
  • 4:30 – 5:00 – Special Session (Room 101): Supporting Kids Interested in the Sciences: A Student’s Experience x Women in STEM (English and Spanish) by UW SEAS
    • “Listen and learn from two amazing female graduate students and scientists who will share their experience in school and in the science field”
  • 4:45 – 5:00 – Special Session (Room 201): Birdwatching with Merlin and eBird by Pilchuck Audubon
    • “Have you ever wondered what that bird, duck, feathered creature you saw? Learn how to identify birds using your smartphone and become a citizen scientist by submitting your avian observations.”
  • 5:00 – Fair opens (Cafeteria, Rooms 201, 202, 101, 106 and 107)
  • 5:15 – Awarding of Ribbon and Mad Ducky Scientist to Student Participants
  • 6:30 – Awarding of prize(s) for ‘Guess How Many Balls?’ and/or Scavenger Hunt
  • Cafeteria:
    • Burke Museum Boxes (Read More About the Burke Boxes)
    • UW Students Explore Aquatic Sciences
    • Recology
    • Pilchuck Audubon
    • Birds Connect Seattle
    • Computer Coding with Deirdre Spellman       
    • UW RockNOut
    • UW Engineering Ambassadors
  • Rooms 201 & 202, Courtyard:
    • Art in STEAM Exhibit (Art Docent Program)
  • Room 101:
    • Recharge/Quiet station
  • Room 109 West wall:
    • Selfie photo booth