Virtual Family Fair 2022!
Welcome to STEAM for All's annual Virtual Family Fair! The event will be held on Saturday, September 10th from 2-4 PM PDT via Zoom. Students from grades 3-8 as well as their families are invited to attend!
On the day of the event, there will be separate breakout rooms for each activity and we encourage you to move from event to event to experience all of the exciting virtual events we have prepared for you!
Thank you for your cooperation & commitment to STEAM. Please see below for previews of the various activities we are offering, and if you have any questions, please email info@steamforall.org.
SCIENCE
Science Bowl
Come and join our Science Bowl event, where you will have the opportunity to learn about various branches of science including physics, biology, animal anatomy, color theory, and optics. Come and engage in friendly competitions to showcase your science trivia knowledge!
Be a Savvy Scientist
Interested in science research? Interested in solving mysteries? In Be a Savvy Scientist, you will step into the shoes of academic researchers and propose hypotheses and procedures to carry out a series of experiments. You will learn about the process of scientific inquiry, identifying sources of error and dipping into statistics, all with the goal of uncovering the scientific theory behind a natural phenomenon. From marine biology to astronomy to forensics, you will get the chance to explore many different subjects of science! Get ready to channel your inner Einstein (or Curie) and explore how you can start thinking critically and creatively when exploring the scientific world around you!
MATHEMATICS
Math Mixer
Join OCMC’s Math Mixer for a fun test of your math and problem-solving skills through logic puzzles, estimation problems, and sequence predictions! Compete and engage in this lighthearted competition with fun and original questions.
Math Magic!
Check out our returning Math Magic event for some bewildering tricks and a captivating display of math and logic! Stimulate your reasoning and deduction skills for one magical afternoon—some of the tricks might even be explained!
ARTS/HUMANITIES
Mad Libs
Impossible Speeches
Join the Impossible Speeches event, an amazing opportunity encouraging students to engage in speech-giving by showing off their impromptu speaking skills! After this event, participants will learn to be more confident in their professional speaking, think on their feet, and improve their communication skills.
BUSINESS
Be a CEO
Business, leadership, and entrepreneurship are integral skills needed to be successful in nearly every aspect of STEAM. As a "Choose Your Own Adventure"-type event, Be a CEO will teach and guide students through an interactive business simulation, where they will collaborate in teams to create their own start-up company! Participants will be able to make their own decisions while being introduced to fundamental finance, leadership, and mathematical concepts, which will determine the success of their company.
TECHNOLOGY
Binary Bits
All students in grades 3-8 are welcome to join our Binary Bits event! Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and learn about binary systems through fun interactive activities. Come to participate in a variety of activities and have a fun time learning about binary technology!
Scratch Puzzles
Chess Bonanza
Come and join Scratch Puzzles to learn more about the coding platform Scratch! Participants will answer questions with their peers about Scratch blocks and end up with a finished game. Afterwards, participants can customize the game based on their creativity!
ENGINEERING
Be an Expert Engineer
Do you want to become an expert engineer? Join us at the virtual family fair to develop your engineering skills and creativity! In this event, participants will be shown different objects/structures related to engineering. Then, they will be given time to replicate and innovate upon that object/structure using paper. The most accurate and most creative replications will be acknowledged at the end of each round!
Join us at STEAM for All's Virtual Family Fair for a fun Mad Libs event! Participants will get the exciting opportunity to craft their own hilarious, unique stories by identifying different parts of speech. Mad Libs will give you the chance to exercise your creativity and see your ideas come to life!