STEM

Speaking at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Matt Sampson, Director of Operations at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada. Sampson has been involved with the Boys & Girls Club for more than two decades.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada serve more than 2,500 youth each year in Carson City and the Carson Valley. The club offers youth programming in core areas, including character, leadership, sports, healthy lifestyles, the arts, STEM, and education, offering free tutoring for students after school.

Join Carson Tahoe, and local surgeons, along with PBS, Boys & Girls Club, and local Lego Robotics teams for a night of family fun at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center located at 1600 Medical Pkwy in Carson City.

Take the opportunity to test drive the Da Vinci surgical robot yourself and experience the thrill of modern surgical technology.

SILVER CITY — An annual robotics, engineering mini-camp for boys and girls ages 8-14 and their parents takes place Tuesday, July 19 at 10am at the Silver City Schoolhouse at 385 High Street, Silver City.

Parents and their children ages 8 to 12 are invited to come up to the Comstock town of Silver City for fun activities about Space Exploration Science and NASA.

The event takes place Tuesday, June 28 from 10am to noon at the Silver City Schoolhouse at 385 High Street, Silver City, Nevada 89428. Email Quest Lakes at quest@hcclsc.org to reserve your child’s spot at this free event.

Silver City's summer STEAM activities (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) got its start in 2004. The historic Comstock community’s summer 2022 public programming, sponsored by many groups, includes family friendly outdoor concerts, a monthly game night, and a meditation session.

RICE Hydro, Inc. support yields successful firing of most powerful full scale rocket engine ever built by students. The Carson City company donated much needed testing equipment to the Space Concordia Rocketry Division (SCRD) student team from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. On June 17, 2021, students ignited their experimental liquid-propelled rocket engine, called Stewart, and produced a record-shattering 35kN of thrust.

SILVER CITY — Parents and their children ages 8 to 12 are invited to come up to the Comstock town of Silver City for fun activities focusing on Space Exploration Science and NASA. The event takes place Tuesday, July 27 at 10am at the Silver City Schoolhouse at 385 High Street, Silver City, Nevada 89428. Email Quest Lakes at quest@theodata.com to reserve your child’s spot at this free event.

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, join Alex and Lonnie as they learn about coding by creating fun, interactive pictures. Learn about sequence, loops, events, and actions as you create wild creatures in this exciting adventure!

Silver City, Nevada- Silver City's annual schedule of summer STEAM activities (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) got its start in 2004.

Summer events for children are open to children and their parents from any town and are not limited to Silver City denizens.

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, join Elsie to get prepared for Robot Olympics! Along with programming concepts learn how to drive, collect details, create tools, and build and test your mighty robot.

Registration is required, to register visit: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7430265

For grades K-3: Join us for monthly Science Storytimes! We'll read a science-themed book, and do experiements while we read! This program will be held via Facebook Live. Register below to be notified when the program starts.

https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7534638

For upper elementary school ages, grades 3-5.

Join us virtually via Zoom. To register, visit: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7533715

Join us for Girls Who Code! Gain future job skills, promote STEM interest, foster camaraderie and inspire confidence, all while learning the basics of coding! Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent out prior to the program.

For grades K-3: Join us for monthly Science Storytimes! We'll read a science-themed book, and do experiements while we read!

For elementary school ages and families, join us virtually via Zoom. To register, visit https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7282938

In honor of Earth Day, Talewise presents Revenge of the Toxic Robot! Join us for a 45 minute virtual performance:

When the town’s park is suddenly gated and locked, a group of friends decides to investigate. Their adventure leads them deep into the woods, where they are chased away by an eccentric robot powered by toxic sludge!

Find out what happens by attending our live virtual event! Registration is required.

For upper elementary school ages, grades 3-5.

Join us virtually via Zoom, to register visit: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7533714

Join us for Girls Who Code! Gain future job skills, promote STEM interest, foster camaraderie and inspire confidence, all while learning the basics of coding! Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent out prior to the program.

For grades K-3: Join us for monthly Science Storytimes! We'll read a science-themed book, and do experiments while we read!

This program will be held via Facebook Live. Register below to be notified when the program starts.

For middle school ages, join us in the Library's Digitorium. Face masks are required.
Are you interested in bionics and STEM? Excited about robotics? Are you a Carson City student? Then join us for Think Bionics Camp! In this multi-day camp, you'll learn how a fish swims, how an elephant uses its trunk, and how a chameleon uses its tongue to grab items. Registration is required. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Join us for Girls Who Code! Gain future job skills, promote STEM interest, foster camaraderie and inspire confidence, all while learning the basics of coding!

For upper elementary school ages, grades 3-5.

Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent out prior to the program.

To register and receive the zoom link for this event, visit https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7270092

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, write code to help a monkey astronaut catch bananas in space! Go here to register.

In a continuing series of profiles, Soroptimist International of Carson City welcomes the community join us in congratulating 2021 “Women Helping Women” honoree Katie Leao Geiser, who is among eight Carson City area women to be honored at our Feb. 18 virtual event.

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce Empire Elementary School, a designated Governor’s STEM School, has received 550 Thermometer Watches from local Scientist Ron Newton. The wearable technology, costing less than $10, is designed to monitor the temperature of the wearer and indicate if they are running a fever.

Reimagining learning, the Carson City Library is bringing robotics technology and engineering to Carson City middle school students starting in February.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City will be hosting a Lego Day at the Museum. This day will be filled with fun activities like crafts, photos, and (of course) Legos!

Legos are a great way to help children develop many skills including visualizing in the third dimension, developing literary skills, learning to follow instructions, and is simply a great way to spend time with your child! The Museum has already prepped Covid-19 safe “packs” of Legos.

The Nevada Mining Association has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada for the first-ever “Mining In Today’s World” patch program.

It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in 2020.

The Carson City School District is celebrating two new National Board Certified Teachers from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The teachers to be recognized earning certification are Patricia Ababio, Graphic Arts teacher in the Career and Technical Education program at Carson High School, and Rhonda Holloway, English teacher at Carson Middle School.

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced on Sunday that he is extending current coronavirus health and safety restrictions for another month and putting in place a new moratorium on evictions through the end of March.

Join us for a new program, Girls Who Code! Gain future job skills, promote STEM interest, foster camaraderie and inspire confidence, all while learning the basics of coding!

Gov. Steve Sisolak is urging Nevadans to have hope but continue to follow coronavirus health and safety protocols with the state’s first allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive as early as the middle of December.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. A Thanksgiving Turkey Drop for families in need will be held Friday at Max Casino. The holiday movie premieres of “Feliz NaviDAD” and “Once Upon A Main Street” on Saturday will feature different venues in Carson City. Along with a craft show at the Carson Mall and live music, the state capital will be buzzing with excitement! Read on for more information.