STEAM Alliance

Teen Space & Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
2024-05-17 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-10 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-03 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-26 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-19 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-12 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Teen Space (Grades 6-12)
Drop in to our independent teen crafting experience exclusive to ImagineIF Columbia Falls! Teen Space takes place all day every Friday in the Columbia Falls Teen Zone. Come alone or bring friends to craft and build, experiment and play, or just hang out and enjoy a space especially set up for teen creative exploration!
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
Bring your friends or come solo and battle it out on the Nintendo Switch in our Teen Zone.
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Wednesday Workshop – Bigfork (Grades K-5)
2024-05-15 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-05-08 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-05-01 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-24 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-17 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-04-10 15:30 - 17:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Bigfork, 525 Electric Ave, Bigfork, MT, 59911, United States
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft.
*Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
https://imagineiflibraries.org/education/kids/

LVL-Up (Grades 6-12)
2024-05-15 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Gaming, cooking, and tech! Bring your own Switch and games, or use ours. Have a showdown, cook something new, and explore a variety of mediums while leveling up your skills.
This is the last LVL-Up this school year!
Kalispell Teen Zone: May 15, 3:30-5pm

Kids Wednesday Workshop – Kalispell (Grades K-5)
2024-05-15 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-24 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-17 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-10 14:00 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft. Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
Kalispell: Wednesdays, 2-5pm

Kids Wednesday Workshop – Columbia Falls (Grades K-5)
2024-05-15 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-24 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-17 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-10 14:00 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft. Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
Columbia Falls: Wednesdays, 2-5pm

Montana Science Olympiad
2024-04-19 | Online
The Montana Science Olympiad will take place on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.This year’s tournament will be virtual according to the miniSO guidelines as set by the National Science Olympiad. Events will be essentially the same as last year’s but with some modifications due to the virtual format.

LVL-Up (Grades 6-12)
2024-04-17 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Gaming, cooking, and tech! Bring your own Switch and games, or use ours. Have a showdown, cook something new, and explore a variety of mediums while leveling up your skills. The third Wednesday of the month in Kalispell.
Kalispell Teen Zone: April 17, 3:30-5pm

Invention Convention Important Date for K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents – inventmontana.org
2024-04-12 08:00 - 17:00
Invent Montana supports MT students with Invention Convention is where K-12 the Independent Inventor Program (IP) innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs participation and curriculum. Top students get their start. Let your mind wander and have a chance to compete at a virtual multi-state competition, with the winners advancing to the Invention Convention US Nationals (ICUSN) 2024 in-person event at The Henry Ford. Students from all over the country gather to showcase their inventions at ICUSN.
Invention Convention is where K-12 innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs get their start. Let your mind wander and your creativity expand. Anew bird feeder design, a creative puzzle, a more comfortable dog collar, an eco-friendly fuel source, a stronger material from plants, a brighter bike light, a lighter skateboard, an automatic pet door opener… and everything in between!
See attachment for more info and FAQs. Email hello@inventmontana.org to sign up or to ask additional questions.
Important Dates:

January 5 Montana sign-ups open. Email hello@inventmontana.org to learn more.
January 22 Last day for students, parents, and teachers to sign up with Montana by emailing hello@inventmontana.org. Parents and teachers get acces s to free curriculum. Optional free virtual training available to support parents and teachers.
• February 1-March 10 Independent Inventor Program (IP) curriculum and projects made by students. Students create a display board, a short video, an invention log, and an invention prototype within their classroom or local community.
• March 10 Top Montana students escalate to the next stage: a spot in the multi-state IP Invention Convention. Scholarships available upon request to top students to cover registration tee.
• March 24 Deadline to upload materials to multi-state IIP competition website.
• March 27- April 8 Online judging for multi-state IP Invention Convention Competition.
• April 12 Multi-state IIP Top Inventions will be notified via email and announced via blog post on the IP webpage.
• June 5-7 Top students throughout US participate in person at Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2024 at The Henry Ford.

Q: How are inventions judged?

Invention Impact, Inventor Communication (through a log book, display board, prototype model, video presentation), a n dinvention process.

Q: Who can participate in Henry Ford Invention Convention Curriculum?

Any K-12 student in Montana. Curriculum is free. Top projects by Montana students move on to a virtual multi-state competition. Top multi-state inventions move on to an in person National Competition.

Q: How much is the Invention Convention Independent Inventor Program?

Participation in Montana Program is free for 2024.
• Multi-state virtual competition for top inventions: $25 per student. 16 scholarships available upon request. Contact hello@inventmontana.org to learn more.

DIY Workshop: String Art
2024-04-11 16:00 - 17:45 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Introducing our new monthly program designed for adults: DIY Workshop! Activities and locations will change each month, but a common theme will be learning or practicing useful and crafty skills. Join ImagineIF staff in April to make string art with simple tools, and experience the art of aestheometry: the beauty of geometry.
This program is for adults only.
ImagineIF Columbia Falls: April 11, 4-5:45pm

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party with ImagineIf Libraries
2024-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Hockaday Museum, 302 2nd St E, Kalispell, 59901
Celebrate the solar eclipse and learn how you can make a local impact as a citizen scientist. Solar eclipse viewing glasses will be provided to the first 200 participants for safe eclipse viewing. Light refreshments will be served.
In the likely event of cloudy weather, this event will move to ImagineIF Kalispell’s meeting room to watch NASA’s live-stream eclipse coverage.
Hockaday Museum Courtyard: April 8, 12-1pm
