Mall of America STEAM Event (Minnesota and Beyond)
2022-08-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
Mall of America Announces Large-Scale SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, and MATHEMATICS (STEAM) Event August 10-14. Some workshops require sign-up/RSVP and are listed on our calendar during that week of August. MNT-EC partner, National Center for Autonomous Technologies is leading out in this major event. Link below to the activities page on the NCAT site.
As part of Mall of America’s 30th Birthday celebration, the mall-wide event aims to inspire youth showcasing a variety of STEAM careers in action.
June 16, 2022 – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 1 million STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) jobs will have been added by the year 2030, meanwhile in 2022, the national shortfall of highly-skilled technical workers hit 3.4 million.
In an effort to increase awareness and provide opportunities, including educational and career pathways, to K-12 youth and their families, the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT) along with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MinnState) will host EXPERIENCE STEAM at Mall of America August 10 – 14, 2022.
Utilizing nearly every inch of common area space inside and outside the 5.6 million square foot retail and entertainment destination, the week-long event will feature a spectrum of STEAM opportunities for attendees, regardless of age, academic background or social constraints, including experiential learning activity booths, professional development workshops, student camps, robotic competitions, advanced skills training and more. All aspects of the event will be free and open to the public.

Fundamentals of and FUN WITH Vacuum Technology (9am to 12pm)
2022-08-10 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
Fundamentals of and FUN WITH Vacuum Technology (in-person workshop, not virtual)
Vacuum Technology is an important but not well known technology that enables manufacturing and cutting-edge research. Come learn why vacuum technology is so important in manufacturing a variety of products we rely on every day. This workshop will give participants an opportunity to perform hands-on activities that could be included in a classroom experience like expanding objects under vacuum to confirm Boyle’s law or boiling water under vacuum to determine its vapor pressure.
Presenter: Nancy Louwagie – She/Her – Instructor Vacuum Technology, Normandale Community College
Wednesday, 8/10/22

If you are looking for the Afternoon workshop from 1pm to 4pm, please register at this link:

https://staging.micronanoeducation.org/event/fundamentals-of-and-fun-with-vacuum-technology/

Both Workshops are on Wednesday and IN-PERSON

12 participant spaces available for each workshop (4 on each demonstration system)
Target audience: 7th – 12th grade educators and 2 year Community college/technical college faculty
Location: Mall of America, STEAM Event

Photonics Workshop
2022-08-11 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
This Fundamentals of Photonics Workshop is intended for educators who teach grades 7-12 and post-secondary and will provide participants with basic photonics theory and concepts supported by hands-on laboratory activities, and an overview of the photonics industry and photonics related careers. Participants will perform laboratory experiments and learn about the characteristics of light and lasers. Each participant will receive a “Light & Optics Experiment Kit” (valued at $100). This institute is sponsored by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (NSF DUE #2000281).
Dates: August 11 and 12, 2022
Times: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Instructor: Frank Reed
Location: Mall of America, STEAM Event

3D Printed Electronics: A Primer. 45 minutes
2022-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/North_Dakota/Center) | Online
In this workshop we will learn about the various technologies and deposition methods to print electrically conductive features to fabricate electronics circuits.
Presenter: Frank Silva
Register for the Workshop here.

Arduino Microcontroller Workshop
2022-08-13 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Mall of America, 60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
This Arduino Microcontrollers Workshop is intended for educators who teach grades 7-12 and post-secondary and will provide participants with basic microcontroller theory and operation, hands-on laboratory activities, and a review of Arduino curriculum. Participants will learn how to write and modify code for Arduinos, interface sensors and output devices, and build, test, and troubleshoot circuits. Each participant will receive a “Sparkfun Inventor’s Kit” (valued at $110). This workshop is sponsored by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (NSF DUE #2000281).
Dates: August 13 and 14, 2022
Times: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Instructor: Greg Kepner
Location: Mall of America, Experience STEAM Event
