BRACKETT ELEMENTARY PTO
STEM Night
Friday, March 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Brackett Elementary School
1st and 2nd Floors
The PTO STEM Committee is delighted to present the annual Brackett STEM Night.
Please join us for an evening of amazing STEM activities that are guaranteed to engage students and spark their curiosity about the world around them.
Volunteer at STEM Night!
Help is needed with:
Activity Table Lead: Jello Seismic Showdown!
(More info on activity lead positions here)
Help staff the fair (setup/cleanup, assist with activities, sell concessions, etc.)
Fifth Graders: Volunteer here!
Help at activity tables or the 5th Grade Bake Sale
Questions?
Contact stem@brackettpto.org
Featured Activities in 2025
3D Printing: Reality, Reimagined!
See a 3D printer in action!
Balloon Car Blitz!
Students use available materials to build a balloon-powered car to race against their friends.
Big Dice Bingo!
Roll a huge die and use math to fill out bingo cards to win prizes!
Brackett Math Adventures
A math-based scavenger hunt throughout the school — use math and search the school to complete the clues.
Dry Ice Fun!
Learn about dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide) and make gigantic soap bubbles, fog drinks, witches brew, and other fun experiments.
Harness the Wind: Design, Build, & Test a Wind Turbine
A small-scale, interactive demonstration of renewable energy sources to power our homes and an opportunity to engineer wind turbines to see who can generate the most voltage.
LED Crafts
Make Your Own LED craft at STEM Night!
Magnetic Magic: Exploring the Invisible Forces of Stars
Explore magnetic fields using a magnetoprobe and learn how our own sun generates its magnetic field.
Marvelous Molecules! Augmented Reality and Make Your Own
Build your own molecules from beads and pipe cleaners and view molecules and biomolecules in augmented reality.
Math Challenges!
Complete various (up to three) math or logic challenges.
The Science of Sound: The Chladni Plate
Watch dancing sand and see how patterns change with different pitches and materials.
Touch a Brain!
Participants get to touch a real sheep’s brain and learn more about this fantastic organ!
Touch, Hear, and Make a Heart
Touch a real sheep’s heart, listen to your own heart with a real stethoscope, and build a working heart model
2025 Guest Appearances
Arlington Soap Box Derby Club
Arlington Soap Box Derby Club‘s stock cars are making a return to STEM Night. See a soap box car up close and even have a chance to take a ride!
Einstein’s Workshop
Einstein’s Workshop is a STEAM community center located in Burlington, MA where kids create, explore, and enjoy Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society‘s Plantmobile is a traveling plant science program that brings workshops to your classrooms. Currently, we provide hands-on educational programs for students in pre-K to grade 5. Plantmobile programs are designed to provide all Massachusetts students with a rewarding horticultural experience.
Mystic River Watershed Association
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) builds solutions so that all people across the watershed, no matter who you are or where you live, have safe and easy access to nature and a healthy environment.
Wicked Cool For Kids
Wicked Cool for Kids is an education company specializing STEAM programs for kids that are designed to encourage children to learn through hands-on experiences and activities. Join them at their table to Make Your Own Harmonica!
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