Houston, TX: Free Family Night @ Children’s Museum Houston

Discover everything the Museum has to offer as they open their doors for two extra hours. From minds-on exhibits to experiments, bilingual story time and more, there’s lots to discover on Free Family Night Thursday! Enjoy hands-on, rodeo-themed STEM activities with Girlstart! Family members of all ages and genders are welcome.

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Houston, TX: Free Family Night @ Children’s Museum Houston

Discover everything the Museum has to offer as they open their doors for two extra hours. From minds-on exhibits to experiments, bilingual story time and more, there’s lots to discover on Free Family Night Thursday! Girlstart will host shockingly fun STEM activities featuring Ozobots! Family members of all ages and genders are welcome.

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Austin, TX: Girls in STEM Conference @ Connally High School

Girls currently in 4th-5th & 6th-8th grades will discover the fun side of STEM careers at this unique annual conference just for them. The day is packed with three hands-on workshops led by women in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. Separate workshops are provided by grade level (4th-5th and 6th-8th). The conference fee is $35, which includes lunch and a t-shirt. Conference registration opens Thursday, February 1st and closes Monday, April 1st.

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Austin, TX: Eclipse Party @ Girlstart

Enjoy the upcoming total solar eclipse at Girlstart’s viewing party! We’ll be giving out free pairs of eclipse glasses and you’ll learn about the sun through hands-on STEM fun. Enjoy these fun activities:

  • Eclipse Glasses Modification: Create an effective tool for safely observing the solar  eclipse
  • Eclipse in a Cup: Why doesn’t an eclipse happen every month? Learn why as you construct a mini eclipse model that demonstrates the relationship between the earth, moon, and sun.
  • Solar Power Challenge: Use the design thinking process to build a prototype of an object or item that uses solar power.
  • Code an Eclipse: Let’s simulate an eclipse by coding a tiny robot with patterns and colors!
  • Starlab: We will host star shows in our mini-planetarium all event long! Don’t forget to catch a longer star show at our Starry Nights, the first Thursday of every month!

Click here to RSVP: bit.ly/EclipseParty2024. PLEASE NOTE: To accommodate travel and to be mindful of our neighbors, we will open our doors one hour early and close the building at 2pm.

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