Afterschool STEM Program

Every Wednesday at 3:30 pm.

3:30 - 4:15 pm 3rd Grade session
4:30 - 5:15 pm 4th/5th Grade session

A miniature raft with a green sail on water. Text: "Afterschool STEM" and "Jefferson County Library District."

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Straw Rafts

Summary: Can you use drinking straws to construct a raft that holds weight? Use simple supplies to make rafts that float and test them to see which…

Person playing pan flute, "Afterschool STEM," JCLD Jefferson County Library.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Pan Flute

Summary: Can you make a musical instrument using a few drinking straws and tape? Experiment with pitch and learn how sound is made by simply blowing…

A cannon is shooting colorful balloons with ribbons. Text reads "Afterschool STEM" at Jefferson County Library District.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Balloon Cannon

Summary: Can you use a balloon to knock down a stack of cups from 5 feet away? Engineering and steering a balloon with common airplane modifications.

A DNA model and diagram for an afterschool STEM program by Jefferson County Library District.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - DNA

Summary: Science and candy!? Make your very own candy model of your DNA. Yum!

Two kids in lab coats doing science experiments with curious black cats, under "Afterschool STEM" from Jefferson County Library.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Genes

Summary: I want my cat to have brown spots and green eyes! Learn how genes determine what we look like. Can you predict which cat will have brown…

Afterschool STEM event poster with a fingerprint under a magnifying glass and a cartoon thief running.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Fingerprints

Summary: One of our students has robbed a bank. We need to gather fingerprints and find the culprit! Learn how every fingerprint is unique, and how to…

Two lizards in a cardboard city backdrop, promoting JCLD Afterschool STEM program.

3:30 pm Afterschool STEM - Godzilla!

Summary: Can we turn our lizard into Godzilla? What makes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mutants? Learn how mutations in DNA affect living things…

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