STEMpact WV

Providing high quality STEM opportunities for Appalachian students, families, and educators.

10/10/2026

Hardy Co STEM Festival is underway! We will be here until 2pm at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College! Come check out slime, rockets, robots, fossils, legos, chemical reactions, free face painting, hold fire in your hands, take home swag from our friends at NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium and SO much more!

10/08/2026

🤔 Curious about AI? Let’s learn together!

Join STEMpact WV for R.A.I.S.E. Appalachia, our FREE community AI classes for ages 16+! Learn what AI is, explore its uses and limitations, and discuss responsible use. No experience needed!

📅 October 19: What is AI?
📅 November 16: Ethical AI for Small Business & Personal Use
🕠 5:30–6:30 p.m.
📍 PHYSICS Center | 106 N Main St., Moorefield

These classes are for educational and informational purposes only. They do not endorse or oppose any political candidate or position, data center, business, or organization. Our goal is to help people become informed and draw their own conclusions.

Only 25 seats available—scan the QR code on the graphic to register!

Funding support provided through West Virginia Public Education Collaborative's Focus Forward initiative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.

10/06/2026

🌦️ Weather Quest starts TOMORROW!

There’s still time to join our WeatherWatch Field Team for hands-on investigations into clouds, storms, and the science of weather! ⛈️

📅 October 7, 14 & 21 | 10 AM–12 PM
📍 PHYSICS Center — 106 N Main St, Moorefield, WV
🔎 Ages 8–14
💳 Private payment and Hope Scholarship accepted!

⏰ Registration closes at midnight TONIGHT!
Sign up here: omella.com/yvxg8

10/05/2026

We’re excited to share we received a $500 Spark Good local grant from our local Walmart Moorefield! This grant will help with supplies and expenses for the FREE Hardy County STEM Festival this Saturday at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Free and fun for the whole family! We are proud to spark good in our community! See you at the festival!

09/29/2026

Weather Science Quest is coming!

Kids ages 8–14 will explore the water cycle, track air masses and fronts,
and investigate storms through hands-on experiments and challenges.
For their DIY mission, they’ll build a tornado simulator at home!

October 7, 14 & 21, 2026
10 AM–12 PM
PHYSICS Center
106 N Main St, Moorefield, WV 26836

The four-session Quest is $100.

Hope Scholarship and private pay are accepted.

Spots are limited- register now using the QR code or link listed in the photo!

09/17/2026

Our FREE MakerMonday workshops are filling up fast!

Both our November Intro to 3D Printing Workshop and December LED Christmas Tree Workshop are officially SOLD OUT—all seats have been reserved!

Only 3 spots remain for our Intro to Rocket Science Workshop on October 19! Participants will build, customize, and launch their own model rocket.

📅 October 19, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:00 PM
📍 Potomac Highlands Youth Stream Initiative & Community Support
📍PHYSICS Center, 106 N. Main Street, Moorefield
🎟️ FREE—open to all ages!

Reserve your seat now:
www.stempactwv.org/register-now
Scroll down until you see “MakerMondays.”

Our free MakerMonday series is made possible through the generous support of NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium

09/15/2026

Our first MakerMonday was a huge success!

Young makers got to build and keep their very own DominoBots thanks to a generous donation from the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium

A huge thank-you to the volunteers from the JackBots: Moorefield Robotics JackBots and RoosterBots robotics teams for helping make the event possible!

MakerMonday happens every month, so be on the lookout for our next event! Join us on October 19 to build and launch your own rocket. 🚀

Learn more and register at https://www.stempactwv.org/register-now—just scroll down until you see “MakerMondays.”

09/11/2026

Introducing MakerMondays—a NEW monthly series in the MakerSpace at the PHYSICS Center!

MakerMondays are open to makers of ALL ages—from kids to adults—and are taught by STEMpact WV instructors. Thanks to a generous grant from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, the first FOUR sessions are FREE for up to 20 participants per session!

Our first MakerMonday is coming up soon, and only SIX spots remain!

⚙️ Domino Machine Bot
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 PHYSICS Center, 106 N. Main Street, Moorefield
🎟️ Only 6 free spots remain- Grab your soon!

Register and find full workshop details here:
https://omella.com/25etn

Visit https://www.stempactwv.org/register-now to explore the other MakerMonday projects and register!

09/10/2026

We're opening our doors today for our first regular retail weekend at PHYSICS!

A quick heads-up: our shelves aren't fully stocked yet. Our full inventory is still about a week or so out, but there's already plenty here to check out, and we'd love for you to stop in and see what we're building.

We're also adding Sunday to our opening weekend. If there's enough demand, we may make Sunday part of our regular hours going forward.

Hours this weekend:
Thu & Fri 2–6
Sat 10–6
Sun 10–4

And to celebrate opening weekend, everything in the store is 10% off.

The makerspace isn't quite ready yet — we're hoping to have it fully up and running by the end of the month. But this weekend, we'll have the space open so you can grab a kit, sit down, and build it right here if you want.

Swing by and talk to the STEMpact WV team — they'll tell you all about upcoming classes and programs for your kids.

Bring the kids, look around, build something, and come see PHYSICS as it starts coming to life.

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106 N Main Street
Petersburg, WV
26836

Website

http://STEMpactwv.org/

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