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School Chapter Events
Please continue reading below to learn more about the many events our school chapters have organized and executed over the past years in order to bring STEAM opportunities to their local communities.
Troy High School - Santiago STEAM Night
The STEAM for All Chapter of Troy High School continues with their Santiago K–8 STEAM Nights! On April 30, around 60 participants, grades 3-6, enjoyed hands-on activities, including designing and launching paper rockets and creating their own lava lamps. It was an engaging evening of creativity and science!
Tesoro High School - Ice Cream with STEAM
On March 8, the Tesoro Chapter of STEAM for All hosted Ice Cream with Steam, a hands-on ice cream-making activity for 3rd-8th graders. Participants explored the chemistry behind turning ice, salt, and cream into ice cream. After the lesson, they put their knowledge to the test and enjoyed their homemade sweet treat!
Clark Magnet High School - Pass the Painting
On February 15, the Clark Magnet High School Chapter hosted Pass the Painting. Participants teamed up in pairs to create unique Valentine-themed paintings. Emphasizing creativity and collaboration, the event brought together artistic minds for a fun and engaging experience. Judges evaluated the final pieces, celebrating the most imaginative and well-coordinated works!
Tesoro High School - STEAM in the Park
On December 7, the Tesoro Chapter of STEAM for All hosted STEAM in the Park for students grades 3-6. Participants worked together to build egg drop structures and later made mini catapults, fostering teamwork and creativity. Midway through the event, there was a guest speaker sharing insights into the applications and future potential of artificial intelligence for both the participants and parents. To wrap up, participants watched a slime demonstration, exploring the science behind it, and making their slime to take home.
Troy High School - STEAM Night
On November 24, 2024, the Troy High School Chapter of SFA held their annual STEAM Night at Santiago K-8. There, participants learned how to make working jumping origami frogs and catapults out of popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and plastic spoons.
Tesoro High School - Scavenger Hunt
On March 8, 2024, the Tesoro STEAM for All chapter hosted an exciting event at Las Flores Elementary. Students participated in a scavenger hunt to gather materials for building balloon cars, followed by a planning and building session. The event wrapped up with races to test the cars' distance and speed, followed by a discussion analyzing which designs performed best and why.
Troy High School - Clay Birds
On February 23, Troy STEAM for All had a wonderful opportunity to manage another STEAM Night at Santiago K-8! During the 1-hour event, students unleashed their creativity by making and decorating clay birds and thinking outside the box to protect their egg in our egg drop activity.
Troy High School - Amazing Architecture
On 12/1/23, Troy STEAM for All hosted the Amazing Architecture STEAM Night at Santiago K-8 Students learned about amazing feats of engineering by building foil boats and straw towers. With the help of volunteers, they worked with their parents and friends to construct the strongest boat to hold the most pennies and the tallest towers with just tape and straws.
Beckman High School - Science Event
On November 30, STEAM for All Beckman Chapter hosted an exciting event at Orchard Hills Middle School! Participants answered science questions to earn materials for building the tallest tower, celebrating both scientific knowledge and creative engineering.
Tesoro High School- Marshmallow Madness
On November 29, 2023, the Tesoro School Chapter hosted Marshmallow Madness. Participants teamed up in groups of three to build the tallest structure using mini marshmallows, dry spaghetti, and tape. After constructing their towers, they tested their designs by balancing a marshmallow on top without it being pierced, and adding coins to see how much weight their creations could hold.
Juanita High School- STEAM Cookie Bake
On January 25, 2023, the Juanita STEAM for All Chapter hosted a fun and tasty event at Kamiakin Middle School! Students gathered for the first-ever STEAM Cookie Bake, where they explored the science behind baking while making delicious cookies.
Troy High School- Boy Scouts STEM Night
On Friday, September 9th, 2022, Troy High School STEAM for All volunteers held a STEM Night for Boy Scout Pack 696 at Brywood Elementary in Irvine, CA. There were 40 cub scouts between first and fifth grade having fun during Wilderness Charades and Fingerprinting.
Scouts first gathered around in a semicircle for Wilderness Charades. With words like ‘grizzly bear’ and ‘making a campfire’, the participants acted out being survival experts, as others eagerly offered their guesses.
For the second half of our event (Fingerprinting), participants learned about their unique fingerprints. They used their own pencil inkpad to see the unique whorls, loops, and arches that distinguish their own fingerprints. Everybody took home their own paper sheets filled with their unique stamps.
Troy High School- Science Olympiad Workshop
SfA's Troy chapter hosted the STEAM for All Science Olympiad Workshops for the Sierra Vista Science Olympiad program from Monday, June 13th through Friday, June 17th. In this week-long bootcamp, volunteers who were members of Troy Science Olympiad and/or the Troy Tech Magnet programs taught biology, earth science, physics, and chemistry to inquisitive, bright students. The event was held in a hybrid mode, both online and virtually, and concluded with exams. Volunteers also gave talks on Study Skills and ID Skills, key abilities that any Science Olympian should master. In between lectures, students had chances to socialize, collaborate, and prepare materials for upcoming tournaments.
University High School- Civil Engineering Mixer
The Civil Engineering Mixer was recently held on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 at KidWorks in Santa Ana, California. STEAM for All's University High School Chapter collaborated with Uni Talentshare club to bring an engaging engineering experience to underprivileged elementary schoolers. In the event, participants were introduced to foundational civil engineering concepts used in modern architecture and then were able to apply this information to a hands-on, tower-building activity. Overall, students were able to engage in learning while having fun, and each group customized and decorated their own unique tower designs which can be viewed below!
Sage Hill High School- Spring Engineering Challenge
The Sage Hill STEAM for All Chapter hosted its first-ever Spring Engineering Challenge. Students in grades 4-6 from over 10 elementary schools demonstrated their knowledge in physics and engineering. Participants built a catapult as well as an egg drop lander in teams of 4, which were then tested and scored. We thank our 80+ participants for spending their Saturday afternoon with us, and look forward to hosting more events next year!
