STEM Event For Families Jan. 25 In Odenton, Pasadena

ODENTON, MD — Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care will be hosting a special event for families in the community. The STEM Adventures Events hosted by Kiddie Academy of Odenton and Kiddie Academy of Millersville will focus on two themes:

• Superheroes of STEM: The Sky’s the Limit (measuring activity), Superhero Races (car races with ramps, angles and friction), Design a Superhero Vehicle, Melting Ice Mountain, The Fearless Funnel (demonstrating Bernoulli’s Principle), Target Blaster (creating a spoon and rubber band catapult), Glide Like a Superhero (make a plain straw fly), Secret Superhero Code (coding and programming) and Superhero Boats (demonstrating Newton’s Third Law of Motion)
• Let’s Build It!: Cup Towers (stacking cups to build structures), Pretzel Marshmallow Building, How Much Can Your Boat Hold (creating boats that float as they are filled with weight), Three Pig Challenge (construct houses that withstand wind), Newspaper Buildings (build a strong structure with just newspaper and tape), Balancing Act (create a structure you can balance on your fingertip), Marble Pinball Challenge (learn how pinball machines work and build your own), Index Card Towers (build a tall tower using just index card and tape) and Stay Dry (create a shelter for a toy using a variety of unique materials)

The STEM event will be held Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at Kiddie of Academy of Odenton, 1114 Town Center Blvd. in Odenton, and at Kiddie Academy of Millersville, 8198 Old Jumpers Hole Rd., in Pasadena.