STEMaTHON is a 2 day virtual event hosted by the National Capital Area Council’s STEM Commitee, which aims to encourage exploration of STEM interests, future career opportunities and hobbies.
Overview
Join us from September 5-6, 2020 for a STEMaTHON: Scouts Building Bridges and Feeding the World through the lens and tools of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This two day event includes online workshops, keynotes, tours, presentations and even activities!
How you can participate
There are events for all ages!
Youth in grades K-5:
Youth in grade 6-12:
Young adults up to age 21:
The requirements to register for STEMaTHON are:
1. Bring a friend! STEMaTHON is a Great Scouting Invitational, so you must register with a friend. This can be a classmate, neighbor, grandparent, a cousin across the world, bring a friend to STEM!
2. Sign up! The fee for the overall event is $10. If you are participating in additional sessions, you can select them as classes during registration.
Activities in Advance:
- Merit Badges: Engineering, Inventing
- Merit Badges will open on 8/1
- Kits will be sent (for Engineering bridges) on 8/5 (register on right and be sure to specify your mailing address)
- The Engineering bridge competition & Inventing showcases will be streamed live on Saturday, per the schedule below.
- Rube Goldberg Machines:
- Design and execute Rube Goldberg Machine that rolls a can of food a distance of at least 1 foot, film your creation and send the video in to our channel! Details attached to the right.
Scheduled Events:
Saturday: Building Bridges
10AM : Welcome Keynote
11AM : STEM Careers Conference
- Mr. Paul MacDonald offers insight into the world of Architectural Engineering
12PM : BakeOff
1PM : Bridges Competition | LIVE testing of scouts’ bridges!
3PM : Inventions Showcase
3:30 PM : Nova & Supernova Kick-Off & Information Session | For Cubs & Scouts BSA
- Dr. Jason Kralj will hold a ZOOM breakout to kick-off the Cubs Supernovas (Alvarez & Townes Awards)
- Mr. Bruce Donlin will hold a ZOOM breakout to share how to get started with Scouts BSA Novas!
5PM : STEM Scouts | Season 6 Info Session
6:30 PM: STEM Innovator Moment
- “Rockets and Airplanes, 30 years at NASA” with Mr. Tony Springer
8PM: Astronomy Activity
Sunday: Feeding the World
10AM : WELCOME
11AM : Keynotes: Feeding the World
12PM : Cooking Chemistry
1PM : Einstein’s Science Fair
2PM : Feeding The World: Rube Goldberg Machines
4PM : Bees and Q&A
5PM : STEMaTHON Awards
Questions? Email us: stem@ncacbsa.org