08/21/2024
SciMathMN’s STEM Day at the Minnesota State Fair takes place on the OPENING DAY OF THE FAIR - AUGUST 22, 2024. This year’s event marks the 15th consecutive year the program has been offered. The high-energy experiential event, open from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Dan Patch Park, will include exhibits featuring engineering, emerging tech, healthcare, transportation, robotics, coding, zoology, physics, data science, computer science, design, med device, construction, environmental applications, chemistry, retail, and many other fields, plus LIVE stage acts presented throughout the day.
The theme of this year’s event “You Belong in STEM” has been chosen to ensure that everyone in Minnesota can see themselves as an engaged STEM Citizen who has opportunity to pursue learning pathways that lead to exciting careers in the STEM workforce.
New in 2024, an interactive engineering team challenge where everyone at the MN State Fair is invited to participate:
Pop Fly Team Challenge: Using a created launcher, each team will earn points by competing in challenges such as launching ping pong balls into buckets worth various points and having a team member catch the ping pong balls
PEX Pipe Team Challenge: Teams will compete in human marble run, ring toss and hula hoop challenges using PEX pipe provided by Uponor
In addition to the LIVE STAGE acts schedule listed below, we invite the public to join us for a brief MN Department of Education - Presidential Award Finalists Recognition & Scholars of Distinction Awards ceremony at 11:05 a.m. AND the STEM Day Gubernatorial Proclamation scheduled at 2:05 p.m.
The 15-year anniversary STEM Day at the Fair experience is made possible by our SPONSORS (who have each prepared experiential spaces) for STEM Day 2024-Alliant Engineering, Boston Scientific, Emerson, MTS Systems Corporation, Andersen Windows & Doors, Abbott, Medtronic, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Target Tech Kids, Burns & McDonnell, Engineering Education Foundation of America, Hennepin County, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Silk Road Medical, Uponor, and Xcel Energy.
The EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE will also include- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minnesota, Bell Museum, Concordia Science Academy, CreateMPLS, FIRST in Upper Midwest: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), High Tech Kids, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Academy of Science, American Public Works Association (APWA) Minnesota, Minnesota STEM Partnership / National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) / Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) / Girls Dream Code, Minnesota Zoo, Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education, Science from Scientists, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at the University of Minnesota, The Bakken Museum, Twin Cities Engineering - Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities STEM (formerly Northside STEM), and The Works Museum.
Join us for the following LIVE STAGE ACTS:
9:15 AM University of Minnesota Raptor Center
10:15 AM University of Minnesota Physics Force
11:05 AM MN Department of Education - Presidential Award Finalists Recognition & Scholars of Distinction Awards
11:15 AM Concordia Science Academy - Chemistry and Beyond
12:15 PM University of Minnesota Raptor Center
1:15 PM Stage Break (No Performance)
2:05 PM STEM Day Gubernatorial Proclamation
2:15 PM University of Minnesota Physics Force
3:15 PM Concordia Science Academy - Chemistry and Beyond
