You can find activities incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) created by our library staff.
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Read our STEAM Newsletters for a ton of library recommended STEAM activities, podcasts, programs and more for all ages! PLUS get printable instructions for one very special ORL original Activity of the Month. Each month we’ll take you on a STEAM adventure. There’s something here for everyone!
Newsletter: Let it Snow!
Activity: Science - Ice fishing
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Join in for these online programs no matter where you live! Register online to get the Microsoft Teams link information for ALL programs. Please include your email! Teams Help: Download our Help Sheet [PDF] or view our tutorial.
Register Online | First Tuesday of the month | 6:30 to 7:30 PM PT
For ages 7 to 12. Introduces a new project each month using common household items. Presented by Downtown Kelowna Library.
Upcoming dates:
Register online | Thursdays, January 19 to February 16 | 3:30 to 4:45 PM PT
For kids ages 9 to 12. Explore different artists and their signature styles throughout modern art history. Every week, kids will generate digital works of art using the drag-and-drop block coding platform Scratch. Each session will start with a hands-on art project that gets the creative juices flowing, and leads into our coding activity for the day. Note: No class on February 9.
Register online | Thursday, March 23 | 3:30 to 4:45 PM PT
For kids ages 9 to 12. Use the drag-and-drop block coding platform Scratch to train a robot how to sort plastic into the correct recycling bins. Practice computational thinking and coding while taking climate action (Sustainable Development Goal #13) and practicing sustainable consumption and production (SDG #12).
Register online | Thursday, March 30 | 3:30 to 5:00 PM PT
For Teens. Learn the basics of algorithmic art and use your voice as an innovative way to interact with a generative art piece. Students will be introduced to p5.js, a Javascript coding library for artists, and ml5.js, a Machine Learning coding library, so budding algorithm artists can keep creating after the session.
Get project ideas, enjoy stories, and learn history with these book suggestions.
At ORL Makerspaces, you will find equipment and tools for projects, digital media creation, and exploring and learning new technology.
Use Creation Stations for digital design or animation; cut hundreds of different materials for custom DIY projects with our Cricut Makers; and you can even print three-dimensional objects using our 3D printers.
To see all the equipment offered, how to book a maker station, and to find your nearest library location with a Makerspace, check out ORL Makerspaces.
The details
Check out the ORL YouTube Channel's STEAM Playlist