STEM Girl Day Activities

Building a Balloon Car

Hosting Organization: UT Austin American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Location: ETC 2nd Floor T-Room

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Explore different types of energy while designing, creating, and testing your own balloon-powered car out of everyday materials. How far it will go?

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Catapulting Curiosity

Hosting Organization: UT Austin Student Engineers Educate Kids

Location: ETC 2.140

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7

Design, create, and test your own catapult. How far will it launch?

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Inventors' Challenge

Hosting Organization: UT Austin Student Engineering Council

Location: ECJ 1.316

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Explore the process of engineering invention. Prototype and pitch your inventive engineering solution to a panel of real engineering students.

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Make Your Own Flying Rocket

Hosting Organization: UT Austin American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Location: ASE 1.112

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3

Create and decorate your own rocket that flies. Blast off and exercise your imagination while learning about the field of aerospace engineering!

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Rockin' Roller Coasters

Hosting Organization: UT Austin Texas Theme Park Engineering and Design

Location: ECJ 1.204

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Explore your creativity as you design your own thrilling and rockin' rollercoaster using foam pipes and marbles.

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

SUIT Up: Get Ready for Space Missions

Hosting Organization: UT Austin NASA SUITS

Location: ASE 1.124

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Prepare for space missions by designing a wrist-mounted display and testing advanced VR/AR headsets, simulating the cutting-edge tools used by astronauts in exploration and research.

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Water Treatment Filtration: Construct Your Own Filter

Hosting Organization: UT Austin Women in Civil, Architectural, Environmental Engineering

Location: PMA 5.112

Rain Location: Same as Primary

Audience: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Knock knock! Who's there? Water. Water you waiting for? Come learn how water is filtered through different natural and chemical processes, then test your own filtration device.

This activity is part of the STEM GIrl Day - Engineering Our World Adventure, Sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.