Ready your lab coats Scouts, STEM Madness Month is  here!  Northern New Jersey Council (NNJC) STEM Scouts is hosting a month-long celebration of National STEM Month. If you are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math then this is the perfect time for you to explore the different elements. The goal of the STEM Scouts program is to help the youth improve their knowledge and abilities while they pursue their interest in STEM fields and STEM-related careers. NNJC STEM Scouts partnered with local businesses to enrich our Scouts, while developing the STEM community in New Jersey. Some of these activities will be hybrid, others fully virtual but all fun and interactive. So please join us and expand the realms of your imagination!

Here is a breakdown of the activities and our hosts:

Tuesday March 16th: Indoor Skydiving w/ iFly!

Join us virtually from 3:30-4:30pm as iFly Educators teach us all about the dynamics of skydiving! With your registration you will recieve the online experience and a chance to go sky dive on your own at iFly on route 4 in Paramus, NJ. Flight codes will be provided by iFly day of the virtual experience. Cost: $45 (flight code included)

Thursday March 18th: Magic Tree House: Space Mission w/ Raritan Valley Community College's Planetarium 

(OPEN TO CUB SCOUTS & ELEMENTARY STEM SCOUTS) space limited to 25 Scouts!

Join Jack and Annie as they look for answers to questions about space.  Together, we’ll explore some of those topics to see if we find similar answers. Cost: $5

Saturday March 20th: STEM Merit Badge Day w/ Liberty Science Center

Astronomy - 9:30a - 11am

Embark on a journey to gain a better understanding of how we study astronomical objects such as the sun, moon, stars, and more

At LSC:  2, 3, 4, 5a, 5c, 6, 7, 8a, 9

Pre-requisites: 1, 5b, 5d, 6d, and 8e

Programming - 12p - 1:30p

Earn your badge by investigating and programming Arduino and learning about the world of computer programs.

At LSC - 4,5,6

Pre-Requisities - 1, 2, 3

 Cost: $25 per merit badge

** Workbooks can be found in Event Attachments Section**

Tuesday March 23rd: Tonight's Sky w/ Raritan Valley Community College's Planetarium 

Space is limited to 25 Scouts!

Using Stellarium software, identify stars and constellations we can see tonight and learn some constellation stories that go along with them.    Cost: $5

Thursday March 25th: Adventures in TinkerCAD: Patterns in Nature w/ NNJC STEM Scouts

Tinker and make while exploring the TinkerCad software for 3-d deisgn and programming! Join us virtually as we discover how to recreate patterns in nature onto computer graphics.  Cost: Free!

Wednesday March 31st: How to become a STEM Scout w/NNJC STEM Scouts

(Informational for Parents and Leaders)

What is STEM Scouts and how can your Scouts be a part of this awesome new program!? Join the NNJC STEM Scouts to learn all about the new innovative STEM program of the BSA and how you can bring this home to your community! Cost: Free!