Are your STEAM programs feeling a little stale--or too overwhelming to even begin? Whether you're short on time, staff, or funds, this session offers practical, scalable solutions for revitalizing your library's STEAM programming. This workshop will walk participants through a variety of hands-on, kid-tested STEAM projects that range from quick, low-cost setups to more elaborate (but still accessible!) activities. Topics include engineering challenges with easily available materials, decoding secret messages through cryptography, exploring states of matter with slime and oobleck, investigating flight dynamics with helicopters and rockets, using binary code to create jewelry, and more. Each project is rooted in core scientific concepts, with adaptable formats to suit different age groups, timeframes, and budgets. Participants will leave with tangible program topics and plans that they can easily adapt and implement, as well as a make and take activity kit.
