STEM Girl Day Shows & Closing Pep Rally
While most activities and demonstrations are continuously running throughout the event, STEM Girl Day features a few shows at designated times throughout the day. STEM Girl Day closes with a Pep Rally.
Below are the shows and schedule from STEM Girl Day 2025. This will be updated in December 2025 once STEM Girl Day 2026 activities and shows have been confirmed.
Texas Robotics Demonstrations
Visit the courtyard of the Anna Hiss Gymnasium (AHG), the home of Texas Robotics, for demonstrations with real robots, including Medical Robotics, Autonomous Robotics, Robot Manipulation, or Nuclear and Applied Robotics. Demonstrations will be repeated throughout the day inside the building. This year, Texas Robotics will not be offering tours.
Demonstration Schedule: Beginning at 11:30 a.m., robot demonstrations will occur every 15 minutes with the last one starting at 2 p.m. You may join us for a demo at 11:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12 p.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m., and 2 p.m.
Demonstrations Location: Anna Hiss Gymnasium (AHG) Courtyard - See Campus Maps for the location. Signs will direct you to the indoor locations from the courtyard.
AHG 1.308 - Gravity Robots and Activity Sheets
AHG 1.310 - Student Organizations and Labs
AHG 1.300 (the commons area) - Texas Robotics Demos
This activity is part of the STEM Girl Day - Coding and Robotics Adventure, Sponsored by Apple.
Mystical Potions & Science Notions: The Magic of Chemistry
Welcome to your first Potions class! Watch as elixirs change color, fire is summoned, foam erupts, & thunderclouds form in this enchanting display of chemistry. Presented by UT Austin Chemistry Demonstrations Laboratory.
Show Schedule: 45 minute shows repeated at 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:15 p.m.
Show Location: WEL 2.224 - See Campus Maps for the location.
The UT Austin Physics Circus
Enjoy the fascinating physics that surrounds our daily lives. Watch phenomenal physics demonstrations, answer fun physics questions, and volunteer in hands-on experiments.
Show Schedule: 45 minute shows repeated at 12:00 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Show Location: BUR 106 Auditorium. See Campus Maps for the location.
Do some physics at home with the Physics Circus before coming to STEM Girl Day and check out their science videos:
- Become a Waterbender with Electricity
- Soap vs Germ Showdown: The Science of Germs
- Levitation by Air Pressure
- Food Coloring Race
The Sky is NOT the Limit: Rocket Launches - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Love rockets? Join the UT Austin Longhorn Rocketry Association for rocket model launches on the Gregory Gym Plaza. Participate in a stomp rocket activity, join in a coloring activity, and check out our rocket exhibit on display from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Learn how you can get involved in helping our competition rocket fly!
Rocket Launch Schedule: 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Rocket Launch Location: Gregory Gym Plaza, South End of Speedway Mall. See Campus Maps for the location.
Closing Pep Rally - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Pep Rally Schedule: 4:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Pep Rally Location: EER West Lawn / Stage. See Campus Maps for the location.
The pep rally may be cancelled, but visit the Science Cheerleaders and other UT Austin Spirit Groups participating in STEM Girl Day. Learn the Science Cheer and Texas Fight:
Everybody do the science rumble!
Everybody do the science rumble!
Everybody!
Rumble!
(repeat)
Texas!
Fight!
(repeat)
Check out the Past Virtual Girl Day STEM Shows page for amazing STEM shows and demonstrations captured on video during virtual Girl Day 2021 and 2022.