Cambridge STEAM Initiative

Explore local birds in their natural habitat either in your own neighborhood or further afield. Identify the birds you see. Keep track of your findings on paper or in a sketchbook!

Ever wonder about the trees around you? Let's learn to identify trees in our neighborhoods or on-the-go.

Sidewalk Chalk Art is a creative and fun form of public art that can help you connect with the people in your community.

What are some things that sink?
What are some things that float?
Experiment, observe, and explore!
Find a spot where you can make a wet mess. Gather your materials. Go!

Have fun Growing from Groceries with City Sprouts! Prepare your seeds, plant them, then observe and record the changes you notice as your seeds develop into plants.

Find a window in your home to look outside, or sit outside in your backyard or at a park. Find a comfortable seat and an area to write on. What kinds of living things do you see? What are they doing?

Grab a partner and join MIT Edgerton Center to make some music! Gather some objects from your home – anything from kitchen tools to office supplies – and explore the sounds they can make.

Miss basketball? We do too. What can you do when the courts are closed? Tap into your creativity and design your own at home hoop!

ACHI Math Game - Achi is a game played by the Asante people of Ghana that is similar to tic-tac-toe, but tic-tac-toe ends when all the pieces have been placed; instead, Achi continues. Let's play!

Design and create a vehicle that can carry a note to a friend sitting on the other side of a room. But here's the catch--to make your vehicle move, you can only blow on it once!

What can bubbles do?
Are there things bubbles cannot do?
Observe, experiment, and explore!

What can you make your Frisbee do? Test out each idea in the data sheet and try your own. Keep track of your observations.

One piece of paper and a couple of folds can lead to a lot of fun! Do you want to make a plane that flies far? One that spins? One that stays in the air for a long time? Try out these designs!

STEAM Habits of Mind(HoM) all come together in an escape room. To succeed you must Observe, Reflect, Stretch and Explore, Engage and Persist, and Express. Try a virtual escape room & build your HoM!