We are excited to offer our Roblox camp again for a second week! This week we have 5 students attending our Roblox Camp. Check out what our Roblox camp has
Summer camps are in full swing! We are excited to host in-person camps at The Mastercraft building downtown. This week we have 17 students attending our STEM Sampler Camp. Check
Today was the first day of our camp and everyone had so much fun. See our pictures below.
In Careers in STEAM today, we began the day with an activity on how quickly viruses can spread. It turns out that one infected person can cause an epidemic. There
School of Sorcery Potions Class – We were sorted into our houses: Leoador named after Leonardo da Vinci, Teslathern named after Nikola Tesla, Johnsonclaw named after Katherine Johnson, and Hopperpuff named after
We have 8 camps running this week: Space Camp, Coding Language of the Future, Inventors Camp, Trifecta, Rocket Camp, Robot Camp, and Resin Jewelry. Some of our camps this month
Hydroponic Herb Garden summer camp is being offered at two times this week, 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM. We are learning so much about herbs. Monday was the introduction to
This week begins Eureka Drone Camp at UNO. This week they will learn all about drone flying and safety, next week they will learn robotics and coding. Sherman and Lothrop
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum hosted STEM in the City today. It was held at The Venue at Highlander from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Today was provided by
Today was our big move from the 75 North Cox Connect Building where we had been for the past 9 months, to The Mastercraft Building on North 13th St. We
Space Exploration is a week-long camp for Kindergarten – 8th-grade students. It is a virtual hands-on summer camp July 27th-31st 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. The cost of the camp
Prairie STEM is offering summer camps for school age students this summer. Shoutcasting 101 is for students in grades 6-12 who enjoy playing Esports games. Shoutcasting is the art of
Summer is quickly approaching, how are your students keeping their minds busy? Prairie STEM has a variety of Summer Camps for grades PreK-12. Spots are limited, reserve yours today!! Registration
Congrats to our Fortnite eSports winners last weekend! Ages 13-18: 1st Place won $150 for Make a Wish 2nd Place won $100 for Giraffe Conservation Foundation 3rd Place won $50
May the 4th be with you. 🚀 Interested in all things space? Check out our summer camps for space-themed camps and so much more here: https://linktr.ee/admin
Minecraft builders wanted for the Bedrocks Build Contest! This 2-person team will show who the best Minecraft builders are. With the tournament in Creative Mode, you and your partner will
The Future Belongs to the Creative In case you missed it, check out Andrew Easton’s presentation where he dives into the future and concept of Artificial Intelligence. Want more events
The World of STEAM camp is virtual and we will explore the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The fee for this camp is $100. There are three
Digital Art is Procreate 101. This camp is for grades 6 – 12 on June 21st – 25th from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. It will be held at Hot
Roblox Creation Studio Summer Camp is for 3rd – 5th graders who want to learn how to create their own world and earn Robux. You will explore the ethical entrepreneurship
Prairie STEM’s School of Sorcery Summer Camp is in its 2nd year and for grades 3 – 5. First-year Normie’s class is June 21st – 25th from 10:00 AM –
Enjoy fresh herbs at home with your very own Hydroponic Herb Garden. Learn how to grow your herbs from seeds with your own herb garden kit. Learn different ways of
Four streaming sites held separate tournaments for nineteen teams, (thirty-eight players), until the Semi-Finals round, where the top eight teams converged for the playoffs, all hosted by Prairie STEM. They
Tonight’s Shout Casters were Lucas Meyer and Brandt Scheppers, and Colin Johnson was the Moderator Helper. Thank you so much! Awesome work! Next month’s Esports tournament is Fortnite Box Fight
On Friday, January 15th, 2021, thirty-six teenagers devoted their evening to competing in a Gaming For Good competition, hosted by Prairie STEM. They played Fortnite in teams of two and
Prairie STEM will roll out their new Virtual SPRING-themed STEAM Kits in time for Spring Breaks. There are two sets of kits, one for Kindergarten through third grade, the other
Prairie STEM delivered over three-hundred STEAM kits to Prairie Lane Elementary School in District 66 on Monday, Jan. 11th, 2021. Our Virtual Activity Kits are fun, hands-on, educational lessons for
Girls in STEAM is a 10-week program Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott
Maya Savory is a junior at Brownell Talbot. Maya joined JuSTEMagine during the summer of 2020, and currently holds the position of Director of Curriculum. Maya started working with Prairie
Jack Cenovic is a junior at Brownell Talbot school. He co-founded JuSTEMagine during the summer of 2019, and he currently serves as JuSTEMagine’s President. He enjoys the many service projects
Congratulations to Nascar, the 1st place winner of tonight’s Gaming For Good tournament. They are donating $150 to Toys For Tots. Second place went to Limit Breakers, winning $100 to
Get your teams ready! To sign up, visit https://bit.ly/PSTEMRocketLeague Esports is the competitive organized playing of video games. Below, are up-and-coming sports that offer numerous benefits to athletes as well as
Oobleck is just one of the 72 Virtual STEAM Kit lessons that Prairie STEM has available. Prairie STEM’s Virtual Activity Kits are hands-on, educational lessons for school-age students. All lessons
Prairie STEM’s Virtual Activity Kits are hands-on, educational lessons for school-age students. All lessons are individually packaged with an insert showing the list of materials included in that lesson. Each
Landforms is just one of the 72 Virtual STEAM Kit lessons that Prairie STEM has available. Prairie STEM’s Virtual Activity Kits are hands-on, educational lessons for school-age students. All lessons
On Saturday, 10-24-2020, six teams competed in a tournament where the top three winning teams got to choose a charity/charities to donate their winning cash to. More on this later.
Joseph played Fortnite Saturday, October 24th, to donate his winnings to support Sammy’s Superheroes. Since he won 2nd place, Prairie STEM sent a $100 check to Sammy’s Superheroes in Joseph’s
Six teams of high school students played a Double-Elimination Fortnight Tournament on 10-23-2020. The top three teams won cash prizes that will be donated to the charities of their choice.
Tune in now to watch our Esports competition live can night!https://www.twitch.tv/prairiestemesports Does your student enjoy playing Fortnite? How about civic engagement? They’re in luck, playing Fortnite can make a positive
Chrome Music Lab is a fantastic website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. It has a Song Maker for creating your own songs.
Last month, September 25th and 26th were the Prairie STEM Smash tournaments. The top three teams from each night received their certificates and prizes. Below is a picture of one
Here are some pictures documenting the process and actions that one of Prairie STEM’s staff members took in innovating his Wind Turbine. As engineers, we are always revamping designs to
Prairie STEM’s Virtual Activity Kits are hands-on, educational lessons for school-age students. All lessons are individually packaged with an insert showing the list of materials included in that lesson. Each
Saint Cecilia Catholic School received the last part of their Pre-K – 6th grade order of Virtual STEAM Kits from Prairie STEM on October 12th, 2020. Howard Kennedy in Omaha
Rockbrook Elementary received their first order of Virtual STEAM Kits from Prairie STEM on October 7th, 2020. Each student will have one educational STEAM lesson to enrich their students’ STEM
Oakdale Elementary School received their first order of Virtual STEAM Kits from Prairie STEM on October 6th, 2020. Each student will have one educational STEAM lesson to enrich their students’
Kits with lessons have been delivered to Howard Kennedy Magnet School in Omaha Public Schools, Oakdale and Rockbrook in Westside 66 Community Schools, and Saint Cecilia Catholic Schools. Each student
Double Smash won 1st Place, while Double Flip Dominators took 2nd, and 3rd place went to The Fighting Furballs in the first Prairie STEM Smash Bros Tournament. These three teams
Fans of the Electric Blue Door were the big winners in Prairie STEM’s Smash Bros Teenage Tournament, Friday. Midgar Elites took second place and Undecided received third. It was a
Three hundred fifty virtual STEM lesson kits were delivered to Howard Kennedy Elementary School on 9/16/2020, to enrich their students’ STEM education. Each kit contained materials for 16 different Science
Melissa Zeiszler, Howard Kennedy’s Dean of STEAM, created a very special school tour for their Open House as a part of Omaha Education week, for the students and parents of
On Friday, August 14th, 2020, Saint Cecilia teachers and staff underwent a full day of professional development training in STEM activities virtually, with several of the Prairie STEM staff leading
Everyone was on the edge of their seats on Friday, August 7, 2020, when five teams of local high school students competed for the top three places and cash prizes
It was a very exciting evening when four teams of local middle school students competed for the top three places and cash prizes in Prairie STEM’s Middle School Fortnite Esports
Three to Five-year old children had an exciting week, July 20th – 24th, 2020 during their School of Socery Camp. They expanded their math and science skills in a very
Omaha Street School students learned different STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) career options on Monday. They performed several engineering activities, first one was to design 3 paper airplanes
On July 10, 2020, Prairie Stem held their first Esports summer competition for high school. Six teams were competing in Rocket League for first, second, and third place cash prizes.
The Nebraska Ebooks are available as PDFs or as Media Rich Apple box files with interviews, audio, music, slide shows, pictures, movies, animations, and more!In order to fully enjoy all
On July 9, 2020, Prairie Stem held their first Esports summer competition for middle school. Six students were divided into two teams to play Rocket League for first and second
Graphic Arts was the subject of the day on March 12th, 2020 for the HAL (High Ability Learners). After learning about what graphic artists do and some career areas for
On March 10th, 2020, the Prairie STEM staff took 40+ High Ability Learners of the Papillion/LaVista middle schools to visit Clarkson College to learn about health care careers. The Clarkson
The third Engineering lesson for the Papillion/LaVista Middle School High Ability Learners was on different forms of alternative energy. The students built towers out of spaghetti and marshmallows, taking special
Prairie STEM offered a 10-week Girls in STEAM program to six Omaha area schools as an after school activity, beginning in December 2019 and ending in February 2020. Among the
Office of U.S. Congressman Don Bacon’s Project Coordinator, Makenzie Cartwright spent a large portion of the day on 2/21/2020, teaching the HAL (High Ability Learners) students at Papillion / LaVista
On 2-17 and 2-18-2020, two groups of Gretna Middle School students, one group each day, spent their day at the DoSpace to learn at drones. The students began their day
Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott Scholars) and school districts (Westside and Papillion/LaVista)
The HAL (High Ability Learners) from Papillion and LaVista Middle Schools, interested in music, used their creativity to compose their own masterpieces. They learned about different types of microphones and
During the 2020/2021 school year, Saint Cecilia Catholic School students learned about drones, STEMBots, iPads, and Virtual Reality while learning Math, writing, geography skills.
Three different groups of HAL (High Ability Learners) students at Papillion and LaVista Middle Schools, interested in engineering, spent a day working with hovercrafts. The students began their day with
Papillion and LaVista HAL Middle School Students Interested In Engineering Learned About Hovercrafts 1/27/2020-1/30/202027JAN HAL (High Ability Learners) from Papillion and LaVista Middle Schools, interested in engineering, spent a day
Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott Scholars) and school districts (Westside and Papillion/LaVista)
Papillion / LaVista HAL (High Ability Learners) Middle School students that were interested in learning more about the medical field had a full day on 1-15 & 1-16-2020. They began
Prairie STEM rolled out a new addition to their STEM Kits this week. Our BEAT THE Blues kits include 16 different lesson activities for elementary students. Each packet has one
Kinesiology is the study of Human movement. On January 7th, 2020, students at Saint Cecilia’s school this week filmed each other in slow motion to help them evaluate and improve
The HAL Math students from Papillion-LaVista spent the day 1-6-2020 at the Millard Airport learning how critical weight loading is for aircraft. They learned about the center of gravity, how
Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott Scholars) and school districts (Westside Omaha Public
Prairie STEM staff spent 3 days a week in the Robotics Lab at Spring Lake teaching math skills alongside robotics skills to classrooms of students. Prairie STEM teachers reinforced math
Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott Scholars) and school districts (Westside and Papillion/LaVista)
Working in collaboration with Facebook, Kiewit and Sherwood Foundations, community organizations (UNO, UNL, Collective for Youth, Girl Scouts, STEM Ecosystem, 75 North, Scott Scholars) and school districts (Westside and Papillion/LaVista)
The awesome teachers at Prairie Stem worked with my primary and intermediate students on fun, engaging musical lessons. I especially loved how programming music into the robots encouraged all of my learners to really look at the notes and rhythms.
Building on the priority to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM education set by the Obama Administration that is reflected in several of the Administration’s initiatives, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is releasing a report outlining a vision to carry on that legacy in the coming decade.
There is a national consensus that today’s students need more opportunities to build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across the PreK-12 grade span.
Check out our Virtual STEAM site to host your own STEAM Night using our kits!
