Teen Summer Reading: Full STEAM Ahead
*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 07/25/2017
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June 6, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading Kickoff: What is STEAM?
Get ready for a creative, fun-powered summer with a series of individual challenges and group activities that teach us the different areas of STEAM.
June 13, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading: Science Day—Show and Tell
Meet junior high science teacher McKenzie Macdonald and discover your passion for science as she shares one of her favorite experiments and leads an interactive lab.
June 20, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading: Technology Day—Deconstruction
Ever wondered what the inside of a phone looks like? Get your hands dirty as we take apart and put together different appliances and machines and vote on our favorite steampunk creations.
June 27, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading: Engineering Day—Hugo (PG, 2011)
For Engineering Day, see this highly-acclaimed film telling the story of Hugo, an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo uses his knowledge of clocks and gadgets to keep the train station clocks running while he tries to find the key to a mechanical man, which he believes to contain a message from his deceased father.
July 11, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading: Art Day—Art Carnival
Channel your creative side at our outdoor art studio. Experiment with a variety of art techniques to create marbled paper, bubble prints, cyanotypes, and a communal spin art masterpiece.
July 18, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading: Math Day—Escape Room
The doors are locked. The clock is ticking. Can you and your team use logic, reason, and teamwork to solve a mind-boggling mystery and escape from our math-themed Escape Room? We will meet in the downstairs courtyard and try out BYU’s alternate reality game “The Tessera” while waiting to enter the Escape Room.
July 25, Tuesday
2:00 PM / Media Auditorium
Teen Summer Reading Finale: Comic-Con
Come dressed in your best costume to celebrate the end of summer reading at our steampunk-themed Comic-Con. Hone your costume design skills at a cosplay station and photo booth, learn tips and tricks for writing your own comics from illustrator and cartoonist Brent Hill, and win fantastic prizes in our costume contest, pop culture trivia game, and annual giveaway!
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