Teen Science Cafe - Kaleidoscope Discovery Center

08/17/2026

SNEAK PEEK!!! --Fiery Metal in--Cast in Steel!-- includes our Teen Science Cafe September 3 STEM Presenter, Ben Hilgers, and others from the S&T team competing against other schools' teams on Forging, Casting, Metal Working, etc. ⚔️🔥
Watch this short video for slicing and sharp-metal moves!
Go to the YT Channel for the complete 49 min Cast In Steel premiere episode with more in-depth stories about the S&T team and other schools' participants. (Cast, Not Forged: ... Ep 1)

Missouri S&T's "MSTeel" steps into Cast In Steel — the student stee...

07/25/2026

It's going to be an AWESOME STEM year! See you in September!

07/25/2026

Planning in process for next year! See what we did in 2025-2026 below. What to join us? Email [email protected]

07/25/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! It's going to be a great conference!

05/28/2026

Computerized Patients - Crises - Normal checkup procedures — See how 🏥 Phelps Health staff 👩‍⚕️ for Real Life in their Simulation Training Lab.
Stop the bleed certificate (pic) and EMS 🚁 Tour optional at end of Cafe!
🗓️ 1 week away! RSVP now! (Attendance limited)

Interested in medicine or human anatomy? Join Teen Science Cafe at 🏥 Phelps Health Simulation and Training lab next week on June 4! We’ll start at 12:45.
🚁 Optional EMS tour and Stop the Bleed certification, 2-2:30pm.
‼️ Register at thekaleidoscope.org/tsc - link in FB Event — ‼️ attendance Min 6, Max15 — so message a friend and get registered!

We are hosted by MO AHEC. The photo shows the Stop the bleed activity.

The simulation lab has computerized adult and child “patients” where training for normal situations can take place, as well as rare IRL crises, so everyone knows what to do when those situations do occur. It’s going to be great!!

Teen Science Cafe - Kaleidoscope Discovery Center , part of the Science Cafe Network

Phelps Health Simulation Lab - Teen Science Cafe 🏥 🚁

05/25/2026

Missouri S&T and the Missouri AfterSchool Network are hosting the Midwest STEM Conference this summer, July 28-29. We hope Kaleidoscope Discovery Center Teen Science Cafe will be selected as a presenter to share our rural STEM outreach to Teens story -- with teachers, administrators, STEM service providers, and other non-profit leaders who attend.

Sign up below -- Attendance is Free and meals are provided during the conference. It is a great opportunity to network with other STEM professionals and volunteers from MO, and learn about the resources of the S&T Ku**er Center for STEM, MASN, and other resources and projects in STEM across the state!

04/20/2026

Join STEMNext’s Teen Career Chats: Innovators Advancing STEM on
April 29 @ 5:00 pm CDT.

STEM Next is hosting another career chat for teens this month featuring industry leaders from BAE Systems, Illumina, MEFA, and RTX to share how they forged their career paths in STEM.

Register here: https://stemnext.org/event/teen-career-chats-innovators-advancing-stem/

This career chat is an interactive conversation perfect for older youth. We'll help demystify high-tech industries and explore various career pathways in STEM.

Led by our own teen **Flight Crew member Shireen ** from Arizona, youth will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of:

🧪Karina Moreno, a biotech engineer and process development engineer at Illumina, an international biotech company.

💻 Lori Seuch, chief information officer at Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA), a quasi-state authority located in Boston, Massachusetts.

✈️ Brittany Wheeler, D. Eng., associate director of manufacturing and Operations at RTX, an aerospace company.

🛩️ Jennifer Lemon, an engineer at BAE Systems, an aerospace company.

This event will be recorded and shared with all registrants, so you are welcome to register and participate as a group live or view it after the event. We also appreciate sharing the opportunity directly with educators, teens and families!

04/11/2026

Our Eco-Teen partner at ROCS shared this Monarch butterfly annual cycle. Keep your eye out for EcoTeen events.

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