We’re Building STEAM in Kannapolis. Join us for a variety of fun family events on October 7, as we celebrate (STEAM) - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.
The Building STEAM Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 7 at the North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe, 401 Laureate Way, Kannapolis. The event is free and will include activities for children, teenagers, and parents – both indoors and outdoors on the campus.
Bring your lab coats and get your hands dirty with hands-on art and design, chemistry, life sciences, earth and space sciences and mathematics activities, experiments, and projects.
You will be able to join our partners:
Cabarrus Health Alliance
- Come learn about nutrition with Cabarrus Health Alliance! We'll talk about our Healthy Living initiatives using hands-on activities such as our sugar and salt shocker kits, portion plates, and many other engaging models.
NC State Plants for Human Health Institute
- Complete a STEM activity with information about microgreens, how to grow them, their health benefits, and receive a take-home container of microgreens.
UNC Charlotte Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Learn how the bioinformaticians department at UNC Charlotte reads DAN to discover new traits in organism. Participants will be guided through building model bacteria.
Other activities will include a demonstration from Cabarrus Beekeepers, a variety of food trucks, a kid’s fun zone, a climbing wall, performances by Cirq-u and much more!