Southeast Iowa STEM Region

06/11/2026

5⃣ Five weeks to go until Community STEM Day! Spots for in-depth workshops and exclusive lab tours are going fast. Check it out below!

🏥 But those are just a piece of the day. Under and around the big tent that day you will find more than 100 engaging STEM activities to wander freely among. Interested in health care? Flight technology? Chemistry? Nature? How paper is made? All that and MUCH more awaits. ✈️

See you there!

🔗 https://se.iowastem.org/community-stem-day

06/08/2026

Want to help your students build and explore AI through movement and creativity?

Teachers of 4–8th grade students are invited to join the Micro:bit Educational Foundation CreateAI Pilot Program! Participants interested in bringing AI into their classrooms will get free micro:bit devices, simple ready-to-use lessons, and support from BootUp throughout the 2026-2027 school year.

Learn more and apply today at: https://lnkd.in/e-UpkxyA

06/08/2026

STEM educators, professionals, friends, and partners in and around the Quad Cities: Check out this terrific upcoming opportunity to network, connect, and learn!

Sign up for the STEM Teachers Night Out June 19th 2026

06/08/2026

🦉🤖🐬🦋 Looking for something to do with the kids? There's plenty of STEM happening throughout the region this week!

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TODAY - Mad Mixture, hosted by Mount Vernon Public Library

TODAY - Ocean Odyssey Touch Tanks, hosted by Bettendorf Public Library

Tuesday, June 9 - Creative Explorers at the Clinton Public Library, hosted by Clinton Public Library (Iowa)

Tuesday, June 9 - Fossil Program- Devonian Fossil Gorge, hosted by Center Point Public Library

Tuesday, June 9 - STEAM for littles (Free Play), hosted by Ely Public Library

Tuesday, June 9 - Hoppy Toad Homes, hosted by Linn County Conservation

Tuesday, June 9 - Pollinator Drinking Stations, hosted by Keokuk Public Library

Wednesday, June 10 - Lee County Conservation, hosted by Lee County Conservation

Wednesday, June 10 - Coding Cohort Experience for Teens, hosted by Hiawatha Public Library

Thursday, June 11 - Build it!, hosted by Ely Public Library

Thursday, June 11 - Teen Makers & Gamers, hosted by Cedar Rapids Public Library

Thursday, June 11 - Flickering Fireflies, hosted by Indian Creek Nature Center

Friday, June 12 - Funtime Friday at the Discovery Center, hosted by Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center

Saturday, June 13 - Live Animals at the Saulsbury Campground, hosted by Muscatine County Conservation Board

Sunday, June 14 - Meeting Live Raptors - Come and Go Event, hosted by Indian Creek Nature Center

Sunday, June 14 - Meet Our Animals, hosted by Indian Creek Nature Center

Sunday, June 14 - Programming 101 with the Iowa Children’s Museum, hosted by Indian Creek Nature Center

06/08/2026

📣 We love hearing from our friends around the region, especially when it is to share amazing STEM programming! This is from our friends at Burlington Public Library:

💧 Wednesdays in June and July, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - H20 Yeah!

🤖 Thursdays, June 11, July 9, and 23, 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. - Girls Who Code

💻 Thursdays June 11 and 18, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - 3D Print Classes (Registration is required.)

✨ Thursday, July 16, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., STAR LAB (pictured below!), Constellations! Sensory issues: Star Lab is dark and you need to remove shoes

06/07/2026

📣 Shoutout to the workpalces and employees who are stepping up to strengthen STEM education in Iowa by giving local teachers hands-on experience in STEM careers right here in our region!

🙏 Thank you for opening your doors to opportunities for Iowa's teachers and students!

06/06/2026

Incredible work all around!

That’s a wrap on RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2026! This year, we welcomed our largest group of inventors ever — 513 incredible young innovators from across the country, selected from more than 300,000 participants nationwide. Throughout the week, we were inspired by their creativity, ingenuity and determination as they confidently showcased inventions designed to solve real-world problems, big and small.

We couldn’t be prouder of each and every inventor for sharing their ideas with such passion and purpose. To the inventors: whether you left with an award or simply the experience of presenting your invention on this national stage, you should be proud — you are helping make the world a better place, one invention at a time. Thank you to the families, educators, affiliates, judges, partners, staff and volunteers who helped make this unforgettable experience possible. We truly couldn’t do this without you, and we thank you for championing these young innovators and helping us . We can’t wait to see what the future holds for our inventors and we are filled with so much hope with these empathetic and incredibly bright students leading the way.

| The Henry Ford THF inHub

06/05/2026

🤔 Ever wonder how the work inside an ambulance looks and feels? Check it out for yourself, then stroll among the more than 100 other STEM activities at Community STEM Day! 🚑

Learn more about our big-tent fair, in-depth workshops, exclusive lab tours, and more at the link.

🔗 https://se.iowastem.org/community-stem-day

06/04/2026

Want to help your students build and explore AI through movement and creativity?

We are looking for 4–8th grade teachers to join the Micro:bit Educational Foundation CreateAI Pilot Program! Participants interested in bringing AI into their classrooms will get free micro:bit devices, simple ready-to-use lessons, and support from BootUp throughout the 2026-2027 school year.

Learn more and apply today at: https://lnkd.in/e-UpkxyA