The Rosie Innovators STEM Night is an evening of hands-on science, math, and engineering activities for families to complete together. Focusing on elementary-school students, it aims to get kids excited about STEM!

STEM Night is a community-based event designed and executed by the Rosie Innovators – young women in high school that are preparing to pursue STEM in college (and beyond)! These young women have researched, developed, and presented all the hands-on projects at STEM Night in order to share their passion for STEM with children and inspire the next generation in the field.

Read on below for details about each hands-on project, including fun facts about a real woman in STEM working in the field and instructions to complete the project at home!

Want to host a Rosie Innovators STEM Night at your elementary school? Email info@rosieriveters.com! To learn more about the Rosie Innovators program for young women in high school, please visit https://www.rosieriveters.com/rosie_innovators

STEM Night Activities and Presenters

Resource 1

Rosie Innovators Make Bobbin Pulleys by Emma

Rosie Innovators Make Bobbin Pulleys

Rosie Innovators Make Bobbin Pulleys

Explore the concept of simple machines and build your own pulley system - no heavy lifting required!

Resource 2

Rosie Innovators Make Hovercrafts by Hope

Rosie Innovators Make Hovercrafts!

Rosie Innovators Make Hovercrafts

Get blown away by these speedy hovercrafts! They may seem to levitate magically, but really they’re just gliding on air with the help of Newton’s Laws.

Resource 3

Rosie Innovators Build Toothpick Constellations by Kathryn, Julienne, and Kate

Rosie Innovators Build Toothpick Constellations

Rosie Innovators Build Toothpick Constellations

Reach for the stars and use your junior-astronomer skills to create your own constellation!

Resource 4

Rosie Innovators Make Kaleidoscopes by Qiaojing and Emma

Rosie Innovators Make Kaleidoscopes

Rosie Innovators Make Kaleidoscopes

Create amazing shapes produced by light by making your own colorful kaleidoscope!

Resource 5

Rosie Innovators Make DNA Models by Ella and Samantha

Rosie Innovators DNA Candy Model

Rosie Innovators Make Candy DNA Models

Explore the concept of DNA and genetics by creating your own candy DNA model!

Resource 6

Rosie Innovators Make Planet Orbit Models by Illana

Rosie Innovators Make Planet Orbit Models

Explore Kepler’s First Law with this hands-on STEM project that shows how planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths, not perfect circles.

Resource 7

Rosie Innovators Make Marble Jumping Beans by Niittisha

Rosie Innovators Make Marble Jumping Beans

Explore how gravity and motion work together with this fun STEM project where a marble inside a bean makes it jump and flip down a ramp!

Resource 8

Rosie Innovators Make Ping Pong Catapults by Olivia

Rosie Innovators Ping Pong Ball Catapult

Build a DIY ping pong ball catapult with this fun STEM project that teaches kids about potential and kinetic energy through hands-on learning.

Resource 9

Rosie Innovators Make Bath Bombs by Catherine

Rosie Innovators Make Bath Bombs!

Discover the science behind bath bombs and learn how to make your own by exploring a fun acid-base reaction that fizzes and bubbles in water!

Resource 10

Rosie Innovators Make Amino Acid Bracelets by Rachel

Rosie Innovators Make Amino Acid Bracelets

Explore how proteins are built by making an amino acid bracelet!

Resource 11

Rosie Innovators Make Glow-in-the-Dark Moon Phases Magnets by Anna

Rosie Innovators Make Glow-in-the-Dark Moon Phases Magnets

Learn how the moon’s phases work and model the lunar cycle with a fun hands-on STEM project that shows how the moon, Earth, and sun create the patterns we see in the sky!

Resource 12

Rosie Innovators Make Enzyme Tetris by Anna

Rosie Innovators Make Enzyme Tetris

Learn how enzymes speed up chemical reactions with this interactive STEM project that shows how active sites and substrates fit together like puzzle pieces.

Resource 13

Rosie Innovators Make Density Towers by Maddie

Rosie Innovators Make Density Towers

Create a colorful density tower with this fun STEM project that teaches kids how different liquids stack based on their density

Resource 14

Rosie Innovators Make Foundations of Foundations by Isla

Rosie Innovators Make Foundations of Foundations

Discover how foundations keep buildings stable with a hands-on STEM project that lets you test different designs and explore the science behind strong structures!

Resource 15

Rosie Innovators Make Archimedes Screw by Suhani

Rosie Innovators Make Archimedes Screw

Discover how the ancient Archimedes screw moves water uphill by building your own working model in this hands-on STEM project!

Resource 16

Rosie Innovators Make Artificial Lungs by Taylor

digital x-ray image of the lungs

Rosie Innovators Make Artificial Lungs

Build a working lung model with this fun STEM project and learn how your diaphragm and lungs team up to help you breathe!

Resource 17

Rosie Innovators Make Airborne Wonders by Mary Kate

Rosie Innovators Make Airborne Wonders

Explore how airplanes fly with a fun STEM project that demonstrates Bernoulli’s Principle and shows how air pressure creates lift to keep planes in the sky