Science Festivals

Science Festivals

What are STEM + Families Science Festivals?

Community Events: Evening gatherings of students and families hosted by PTAs in schools across the country
Fun: Involve families in enjoyable shared science experiences they can replicate at home
Accessible: National PTA has curated a shopping list and will provide most materials for 50 families to participate together in science experiments and activities
Easy: Facilitator guides for included experiments from Bayer’s Making Science Make Sense^® Science Library are provided
Collaborative: Science Festivals encourage community connections and support National PTA's overall STEM + Families Initiative
Hands-On: Help kids experience and explore science at their own levels through experiments and activities, and with the engagement of their families
Empowering: Kids of all backgrounds can become active in STEM education and learn about careers in STEM

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Visit PTA.org/STEM/Science/Toolkit or tools, resources and templates to host a successful Science Festival.

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Making Science Make Sense® is Bayer’s STEM-education initiative focused on science literacy.

Bayer is dedicated to changing the way science is taught and learned both in and out of the classroom.
At Bayer, it's about making science more accessible and less intimidating—to kids and adults.
Through its Making Science Make Sense® initiative, Bayer has been working directly with schools, teachers and students to expand access to science education for over 20 years.
Bayer is a proud Founding Sponsor of National PTA’s STEM + Families

Make sure to check out the experiment cards and videos in the Science Library!

National PTA does not endorse any commercial entity, product, or service. No endorsement of Bayer is implied.