AB STEAM - Partner Events

Green Activities

AB STEAM partners with many local initiatives for eco activities including Biodiversity Events, Green Energy Fairs, a Solar Panel Project, and a Green Energy Science Meet-up to showcase Electric Vehicles (EVs) and demonstrate induction cooking. We support Earth Day and Earth Hour. See detailed information about Green Events.

Local Green Initiatives

Global Green Initiatives

Physics of Driving

AB STEAM, Acton Toyota of Littleton and Danny's Place Youth Services co-sponsor advanced driver training classes for teens or adults with Drive In Control.

When: Ongoing

Location: Weymouth

Register: Online Sign Up

Drive In Control teaches student drivers (AB teens with a learner's permit + 10 hours experience or license) how to react to life-threatening situations behind the wheel.

Driver Training News

Science Family Night

Every November, the AB Science Team hosts a Science Family Night. At AB STEAM, we endorse Family Science Night and encourage participation.

At Family Science Night, high school students from the ABRHS Science, Environthon, iGEM and Resource Force Teams present fun and interactive science activities to elementary-aged students who live in Acton and Boxborough.

Activities include electronics, biology and computer science to name a few. For example, elementary students may learn how to:

Extract DNA from cells
Identify ancient fossils
Design a mini-catapult

Acton Children's Business Fair

The Acton Children's Business Fair is a yearly STEAM event at Nara Park. AB STEAM was a proud Gold Sponsor of this event which was open to young entrepreneurs ages 6 to 16. See the list of this year's winners.

Women in Engineering

AB STEAM and Acton-Boxborough Regional High School sponsored MIT engineering workshops for 10th graders. The workshop, entitled "What is Engineering?" was led by MIT engineering students. After an overview of engineering disciplines, the presenters explained why engineering is a rewarding career and facilitated a hands-on activity.

AB STEAM offered the MIT engineering workshops through an IBM Community Volunteer Grant. The workshops, open to girls and boys, were sponsored in part by the MIT Women in Engineering (WIE) Initiative.

Science & Engineering for Girls

Girls Who Code. Computing skills for girls.
Science: It's a Girl Thing! Early Childhood Science.
CanTeenGirl. Math & Science for Girls 11-17.
EngineerGirl. Careers for women in Engineering.