Students – STEM That You Can Do
STEM is all around you! On this page we list events in the Chicagoland area, things you can do at home, and organizations to check out.
Featured STEM Activity
Webcam
Do you enjoy the natural world? You can watch live feed from webcams around the world.
Click on the photo to go to explore.org. Search the internet for other webcams and share with your friends and family!
Previously Featured Activities:
After School Clubs and Organizations
So you want to get more involved in STEM? Good for you! There are all sorts of groups where students engage in activities after school and sometimes on weekends. You’ll have fun, new experiences and a chance to make new friends! Here are a sampling organized by grade level. If you have an idea to share send us a note at stem@dupageroe.org.
Many schools have STEM clubs of some kind. Listen for announcements and look on bulletin boards in classrooms and in the hallway for notices of meetings. If you don’t see any signs of a club, ask your science, math or technology teacher if you can start one.
Discover, explore and be challenged! Have fun, share ideas, problem solve, and learn STEM skills.
Material Science activities. A collaboration between PBS, NOVA, and the Materials Research Society.
Teams design and create solutions for future cities.
Ideas for STEM groups.
Are you interested in rocks, minerals, gems and fossils?
The Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society This group has a Geo-junior group.
ESCONSI: The Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois Family membership is $20.
TSA offers over 60 STEM competitions for middle and high school students across the nation.
Compete with your team against other schools. If your school doesn’t have a team, organize one.
Citizen Science
Think you’d like to be a STEMist?
Here’s your chance to get involved in all sorts of actual investigations, alone, with friends, or with your family.
You could also suggest a project to your teacher or Scout leader.
These Citizen Science resources are organized in alphabetical order:
Adler Planetarium
Audubon Society & Bird Conservation Network
Chronolog
Citizen Science Alliance
Find a Citizen Science Project
Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network
SciStarter: Science we can do together
Zooniverse
If you find a cool project site, please share the link with us by emailing it to stem@dupageroe.org.
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NIU STEAM programs in Naperville & DeKalb.