Resources List: PK-12 Educators
Are you in need of STEM curriculum?
Click here to view the Hub’s Inventory List Google Form.
It’s free and easy to use! Educators can keep the kits up to 6 weeks and the set of 30 tablets up to 2 weeks. You can also reserve your kit to ensure access to materials in the future.
Make your request using this Google Checkout Form. You’ll get a confirmation of the request with details on how to pick it up. If you don’t hear back from the Hub within a day or two, please send a note of inquiry to scstemhub@drake.edu.
If you’re having trouble locating an item and we don’t have it, send a note our way. We’ll see if it’s within the six-Hub network.
Cool STEM Opportunities this Summer
FREE/Budget-Friendly
- Drake Farmer’s Market, June 6, SC STEM Hub, free
- Drake Physics & Astronomy Camp, June 11-22, grades 8-12, free
- Girls in the Shop Day, grades 9-12, June 6, $20
- Jewels Academy Math Camp and Summer Programs, scholarships available
- Math @ Forest Library, SC STEM Hub, July 9, 2-3PM, free
- LEGO Club, Ottumwa Library, 2:30-4:30
- LEGO Fridays, starting June 1, Franklin Library, 10AM
- Pella STEM Fest, June 21, free
- STEM Day at the Fair, August 19, free with entry
- STEM with ISU Extension, Eastside Library, DM, July 18, 10-11AM, free
- Youth Makerspace Dimensional Drawing, Franklin Library June 6
Council Seal-of-Approval
- Coding for Social Good Camp, Grinnell College, varied options
- Ottumwa’s Camp Invention, July 9-13, 9AM-3:30PM (and all other Camp Invention sites)
- Science Center of Iowa Summer Camps, varies, June-August
More Events
- Belin-Blank Summer Camps, Iowa City, June-August
- BizTown Summer Camp, Des Moines, June-July
- Bricks 4 Kidz, June-July, various locations
- Camp Brainiac, June-August, Johnston
- Des Moines Botanical Garden, June-July
- DMACC Kids College, June-July, various campuses
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, June-August, various themes and weeks
- ISU Engineering Summer Camps, June, Ames
- ISU TAG Summer Camps, June-July, Ames
- Knee High Naturalist, Polk County Conservation, June-August, various Saturdays
- Living History Farms Camp, June-August, Urbandale
- STEAM Lab Makers Camp, Iowa City
- Summer Safari, Blank Park Zoo, June-August
- Sustainability Camp, Central College, Pella, July
- Tiger Lily STEM, West Des Moines, June-July
Visit our STEM Calendar!
State STEM Resources
- Visit the Iowa STEM Council’s Evaluation link for the year-end report.
- Learn more about the Iowa STEM Council’s purpose.
Post-Secondary Programs and Resources
Drake University STEM Programs
Indian Hills Community College Academics
William Penn University Academics
Grandview University Academics
Central College STEM — Exploring
Simpson College STEM Visit Day
Southwest Community College STEM
Iowa Valley Community College STEM Club
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Free STEM Resources for Educators and Parents
FREE Online Quiz–Find Your STEM-Job Type: Hosted by STEMjobs.com. Sign up for their online newsletter, too.
FREE credits for high school students: DMACC IT courses
Elevate Iowa Educator Resources: Request a speaker or schedule a field trip to learn about Advanced Manufacturing in Iowa
Vital Signs: Researched-based statistics and facts promoting STEM education
Iowa STEM Evaluation Results: Is this initiative working? We think so, but judge for yourself. This link is full of stats and facts.
The Laboratory Safety Institute: Ensure lab safety with LSI training and services.