Austin, TX: STEM Extravaganza @ Girlstart

Join Girlstart for a special STEM Extravaganza featuring Milliporesigma’s Curiosity Cube! Enjoy free, hands-on STEM activities that are great for all genders and ages. Click here to RSVP: https://bit.ly/CuriosityCube!

Activities include:

Funky Kaleidoscopes: Explore light, reflections, and symmetry with your very own kaleidoscope.
Circuit Flashlights: Channel your inner electrical engineer as you create a circuit to power your very own flashlight!
Gliders: Design a glider and learn how airplanes fly as you explore how positions of elevons and rudders affect aircraft movement!
Mini Bow and Arrow: Construct a mini bow and arrow as you experiment with force, aim, ans precision.
Thaumatropes: Create the illusion of apparent motion by constructing your own thaumatrope
Sound Sandwich: Explore how you can change pitch by changing the vibrations, or the wavelengths, of a sound sandwich!
Star shows: Enjoy star shows in our mini-planetarium all event long!
Milliporesigma Curiosity Cube: Learn about sustainable practices and how we can all contribute to protecting the planet as you follow the life cycle of a t-shirt!

Austin, TX: Festival of Good @ Goodnight Ranch

The Festival of Good is an annual fall festival block party celebrating all the “good” things of Austin. This festival is FREE, family-friendly, and open to the public. Each year it features food trucks, a photo booth, live music, local vendors, kid-friendly crafts, cool giveaways, and more. Join Girlstart for hands-on STEM fun!

Austin, TX: Girls in Aviation Day @ Austin Bergstrom Airport

Girls in Aviation Day 2024 will be hosted in one of Atlantic Aviation’s hangars at Austin Bergstrom (4309 Emma Browning Avenue, Austin, TX 78719) on Saturday, September 21st! The event will be from 10am to 1pm.

Girlstart Activity: FPG-9 Glider – Design a glider and learn how airplanes fly as you explore how positions of elevons and rudders affect aircraft movement!