STEAM Alliance

Wednesday Workshop – Bigfork (Grades K-5)
2024-03-20 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-13 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-06 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-28 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-21 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-14 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-02-07 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver) | 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/

Invention Convention Important Date for K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents – inventmontana.org
2024-03-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-22 08:00 - 17:00 | MT
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.

Register for eCybermission
2023-09-19 08:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 | Online
eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition for students in grades six through nine that promotes self-discovery and enables all students to recognize the real-life applications of STEM. Teams of three or four students are instructed to ask questions (for science) or define problems (for engineering), and then construct explanations (for science) or design solutions (for engineering) based on identified problems in their community. Students compete for State, Regional, and National Awards. The U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program is committed to answering the Nation’s need for increased national STEM literacy and to expanding STEM education opportunities across the country to open doors to new career paths for American students that lead to a brighter tomorrow.

Power Your Future
2023-05-15 09:30 - 14:30 | 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912, United States
Formerly the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference, Power Your Future (PYF) is the reimagined version, rebranded to serve our local community directly.
Monday May 15, 2023
Download a school flyer!
Presenters and participating Schools Login: https://poweryourfuture.steamalliance.org
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the planning of PYF and to assist on conference day. If you are interested in either, please fill out our contact form and specify in the comments that you would like to help with EYH. THANK YOU!
Check out our VIDEO!

Wilderness Speaker Series: Tim Ryan on "The Trails that Support Our Ancestors"
2023-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 | FVCC Arts & Technology Building, Kalispell, 59901
2023 Wilderness Speaker Series
Speaker: Tim Ryan, Department Head of Culture and Language Studies at Salish Kootenai College
Topic: “The Trails that Support our Ancestors”
Location: Large Community Room (Room 139) in the Arts & Technology Building at FVCC from 7:00 – 8:15 pm.
The indigenous trail network connected our ancestors to the vital resources that made it possible for generations not just to survive, but to thrive in their homelands. Professor Tim Ryan will present on the seasonal rounds and movements of the Salish. Tim is the department head of Culture and Language Studies and Indigenous STEM instructor for the Salish Kootenai College Native American Studies Division, lending experiential learning on subjects of culture and science. Previous to this position Tim spent eight years as a business partner and field supervisor for an archaeological firm called EthnoTech, and served as the as the supervisor of archaeological field survey for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Historic Preservation Department. Tim’s experiences with his elder’s teachings and his decades-long study of traditional ecological knowledge, ethnobotany, and indigenous sciences, combined with his extensive experience in field archaeology, brings a unique quality and perspectives to his teachings and outdoor experiential opportunities.
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Presented by: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Wild Montana Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, Northwest Montana Fire Lookout Association, and the Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC).

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Papers Due!
2023-04-15 | Online
Win scholarships for your water-related research.

Wilderness Speaker Series: Dr. Diane Boyd, Wolf Biologist, on "What is it with Wolves"
2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 | FVCC Arts & Technology Building, Kalispell, 59901
2023 Wilderness Speaker Series

Speaker: Dr. Diane Boyd, Wolf Biologist, MT FWP Region 1 Wolf and Carnivore Specialist (Retired)
Topic: “What is it with Wolves?”

Location: Large Community Room (Room 139) in the Arts & Technology Building at FVCC from 7:00 – 8:15 pm.
Dr. Diane Boyd has four decades of applied expertise on behavior, conservation and management of wild wolf populations. She began her career in 1977 with Dr. L. David Mech’s wolf research project in Minnesota. She moved to Montana in 1979 to study gray wolf recovery in the Rocky Mountains from the first natural colonizer to approximately 2700 wolves today in the western U.S. Her work has focused on wolf ecology, dispersal, habitat use, prey selection, behavior, morphology, genetic relationships, and the social dimensions of wolf-human conflict resolution. Dr. Boyd has long pondered why people feel so strongly about wolves. They love them or they hate them, but few people are neutral. She will discuss the journey of wolves and humans through time, how wolves disappeared and returned, the science and sociopolitics, and where we are heading in this relationship. What can we do to conserve this remarkable and confounding species on an increasingly human-dominated landscape?
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Presented by: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Wild Montana Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, Northwest Montana Fire Lookout Association, and the Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC).

Flathead County Science Fair
2023-03-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Flathead County Fairgrounds – Trade Center, 265 N Meridian Rd, Kalispell, MT, 59901, United States
The Flathead County Science Fair is for students from Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork and surrounding areas. Students from 3rd through 12th grade get to explore a topic of their choice, use the Scientific Method to perform experiments or the Engineering Design Process to design prototypes, analyze data, discover science for themselves, and present their results at the Fair.

Great Falls College MSU Regional Science and Engineering Fair
2023-03-07 09:00 - 14:00 | Great Falls College, Great Falls
The 2023 Great Falls College MSU Regional Science & Engineering Fair will take place on March 7. Details are in the works and more information will be shared as we know more. We are certainly excited to be able to continue to host the fair and look forward to the amazing work your students will share.

2023 Montana Tech Science Fair – Division I (9th – 12th grade)
2023-03-02 08:30 - 2023-03-03 18:30 | MT Tech Student Union, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT, 59701, United States
Regeneron ISEF affiliated regional science fair
Register by February 23rd!

2023 Montana Tech Science Fair – Division II (5th – 8th grade) – CANCELLED
2023-03-01 08:00 - 20:00 | MT Tech Student Union, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT, 59701, United States
Stimulates an active student interest in science and engineering, provides an exceptional experience for students through exposure to professional level judges, provides public recognition of talented students for their independent research efforts, and increased public awareness of the importance of science education in our society.

Register by February 23rd

STEAM Alliance Board Social - Meet and Greet/Networking
2023-02-23 17:00 - 19:00 | Big Mountain Ciderworks, 1051 Old Reserve Dr, Kalispell, 59901
Come to Big Mountain Ciderworks and talk to other locals who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. This will be an opportunity to meet the STEAM Alliance board members and talk with others interested in these topics about what is (or could) be going on in the Flathead Valley.

Wilderness Speaker Series: John Fraley on "My Wilderness Life"
2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 | FVCC Arts & Technology Building, Kalispell, 59901
2023 Wilderness Speaker Series
Speaker: John Fraley, author
Topic: “My Wilderness Life: One Man’s Search for Meaning in Montana’s Backcountry”
Location: FVCC Arts & Technology Building (Large Community Room–Rm 139)
John will be sharing stories from his newest book. My Wilderness Life chronicles the author’s lifelong love of all places wild and his obsession with uncovering what happened on the August 1974 morning when Terry McCoy’s airplane crashed in what would become the Welcome Creek Wilderness. Join Fraley on a frantic search to find his friend and also on epic treks to traverse an impassable river canyon, snorkel with pure westslope cutthroat trout, retrace the footsteps of conservation icon Bud Moore, track lynx and mountain lion across the Great Bear Wilderness in winter, hike 42 miles through the Bob Marshall Wilderness in a single day, and much more. At turns hilarious and heart-breaking, My Wilderness Life reveals how one man’s unfulfilled dreams can inspire another’s adventures.

Presented by: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Wild Montana Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, Northwest Montana Fire Lookout Association, and the Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC).

National Cyber League Team Game
2022-11-04 11:00 - 2022-11-06 19:00 | Online
The Team Game is where you compete with the other members of your team against all the other teams in NCL, even other teams from your school. Performance in the Team Game is used to calculate your school’s Cyber Power Ranking. You may receive assistance from members of your team but may not receive assistance from anyone else.

Broadcom MASTERS
2022-10-27 - 2022-11-02 | Washington DC
National middle school science competition.

NCL Individual Game
2022-10-21 13:00 - 2022-10-23 21:00 | Online
The Individual Game is where you compete with all the players in NCL, even the other student players from your school. Performance from the Individual Game is used to award prizes and calculate your school’s Cyber Power Ranking. You must compete in the Individual Game to be eligible for prizes, obtain a Scouting Report, and represent your school in the Cyber Power Rankings. You may not receive any assistance from anyone else during the Individual Game.
Tell your parents you may be up at all hours on your computer this weekend.

NCL Cybersecurity Practice Game
2022-10-10 13:00 - 2022-10-17 21:00 | Online
The Practice Game is used to place players into an appropriate bracket to facilitate competition with other players of the same skill level during the Individual Game. Participation in the Preseason is required to be a ranked player, making you eligible to win prizes, obtain a Scouting Report, and represent your school in the Cyber Power Rankings. You may not receive any assistance from anyone else during the Preseason.

Register by October 6!

Waterton Glacier Science & History Week
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-29 | Online
Join Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park for its Science and History Week webinar series! The Peace Park has jointly hosted an annual Science and History Day since 2004, but in recent years we are doing things a little differently. This fall we will bring a week of live webinars directly to you, wherever you may be!
Beginning Monday, September 26 through Thursday, September 29, 2022 we will host a special presentation each day from noon to 12:50 p.m. The series will highlight current research and historical topics related to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Each presentation will give viewers the opportunity to connect with scientists and historians from the Peace Park and get a unique look at archives, insights, and latest findings from Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks.

Montana Models
2022-07-19 - 2022-07-23 | MT
Montana Models is a 4-night summer camp where groups of middle and high school youth use mathematical modeling to understand their world and solve problems that are important to them and their communities. We believe everyone brings ingenuity, creativity, and their own expert knowledge to problems that they care about. Unfortunately, math in school is often about memorizing facts and applying rules that don’t make sense. We believe math is creative and beautiful, AND we believe the best solutions are found when people work in teams. That’s why we are inviting groups of 4-6 youth and mentor (4-H or other) to come and experience camp together.

STEAM Camp for Girls!
2022-06-23 08:30 - 2022-06-25 16:00 | Big Creek Outdoor Education Center
Unique Opportunity for Middle School Girls to Learn about Archeology in Glacier
Glacier National Park and Glacier Institute are partnering together to provide a unique opportunity for 6th–8th grade girls interested in science and related fields. During a three-day, overnight camp, partici- pants will learn about Glacier’s cultural resources—specifically the science of archeology. Through sci- ence, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM), your child will learn the importance of cultural resources found and protected within the park and discover stories from the past using archeological methods and tools. Participants will also learn life-long skills in leadership, critical thinking, and prob- lem solving. Space is limited to 12 participants. Applications are required and must be submitted by Monday, April 4, 2022. Apply at www.glacierinstitute.org/steam.

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-19 | Colorado
The SJWP is the world’s most prestigious award presented to a high school student for a water-research project. The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has coordinated the U.S. competition since its inception in 1997, and partners closely with their Member Associations (MAs) to execute the program.
Initially, a paper competition from 1997-2001, the eligible projects were gleaned from the regional and state international Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) by MA-appointed judges. In 2002, the MAs sent their state winners to the first onsite event that was jointly hosted in Dallas, TX by WEF and the Water Environment Association of Texas. The event was modeled after the international event, including three days of competition and social activities, and up until 2013, was the U.S. model.
The competition is held in June in order to send the national winner to the international competition in late August. It is open to public, private, or independent high school students in grades 9-12, that have reached the age of 15 by Aug. 1 of the competition year, and have conducted water-related science projects. Judging criteria are the same as the international competition and include ratings for relevance, methodology, subject knowledge, practical skills, creativity and paper/presentation.

MSU Peaks and Potentials youth camp open for registration
2022-06-12 - 2022-06-17 | Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
Peaks and Potentials offers students the opportunity to explore special topics of interest and work with experts in various subject areas.
Sessions for this summer’s camp include a variety of topics in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. There will also be topics in the arts and humanities, including ceramics, drawing, sign language and more.
