AB STEAM - Sponsored Events

Acton Storywalk

The Town of Acton Conservation Department recently launched a new Storywalk® Project to encourage learning about the constellations while walking in the woods at the Wills Hole/Town Forest Conservation Land trail (pictured below). Framed pages from the book, Stars for Starters: A Night Sky Poetry Guide by Mildred J. Nash, are posted on trees on these self-guided walks. To get started, look for the blue trail to the right of the Lalli Miracle Field entrance at Nara Park. The Storywalk® Project will stay up throughout the winter season as weather permits!

The book is available for $10 by sending email to actonpip@gmail.com. All proceeds benefit AB STEAM.

Green Activities

AB STEAM sponsors many local 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 on April 22 and Earth Hour on the last Saturday in March.

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: Spring and Fall

Location: North Andover

Sign Up at: Online at

http://www.driveincontrol.com/AB

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

Thanks for joining us at the Acton Children's Business Fair on Saturday, September 28, 2024 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.