Help us inspire a curiosity for STEM. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education programs in St. Louis. Over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, the Saint Louis Science Center once again hosted the annual Community STEM Showcase, a free, all-day event welcoming the St. Louis community… Continue reading
Motor Magazine – October 1941 What do the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty have in common? They were both designed by French architect and structural engineer Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel designed the internal structure of the statue, a flexible, skeletal system to support the 100 tons of copper plate affixed to the outside and… Continue reading
Mogollon Bowl – ca. 1100-1200 A.D. Have you ever heard of first day covers and first day of issue stamps? First day covers are stamped envelopes or postcards with a postmarked postage stamp on the first day of issue authorized for use. With the postmark applied, it prevents the postage stamp from being reused, but… Continue reading
Help us inspire a curiosity for STEM. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education programs in St. Louis. On December 2, 2023, teens in the Science Center’s YES Program participated in a special visit from the Office of Financial Empowerment, part of the City of St. Louis Treasurer’s… Continue reading
Help us inspire a curiosity for STEM. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education programs in St. Louis. St. Louis educators enjoyed a special field trip to the Saint Louis Science Center on Saturday, December 9, to take part in the Science Center’s latest Educator Open House. Teachers… Continue reading
First Day Cover and Postage Stamps – Issue Date September 23, 1978 Who remembers spending hours playing with model trains like this one? This sleek steam locomotive was made by Lionel Manufacturing Company in 1950 and features the 4-4-2-wheel configuration. This means it has four wheels in the front, four in the middle, and two… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education efforts in St. Louis. In Dream It. Build It., the Saint Louis Science Center’s new exhibit, guests are able to play, experiment and build freestanding structures using KEVA planks—small wooden blocks that, when put together, can… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education efforts in St. Louis. During the summer of 2023, the Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program partnered with the Green St. Louis Machine Program at Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club. In July, teens in the… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education efforts in St. Louis. On October 14, 2023, the Saint Louis Science Center invited guests to look up at the McDonnell Planetarium and throughout the Science Center campus to explore the natural world (and the out-of-this-world)… Continue reading
Support science for our future. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education efforts in St. Louis. More than 20 local organizations, colleges, and businesses converged on the Taylor Community Science Resource Center on Saturday, October 21, to participate in the 2023 YES College and Career Fair, helping to… Continue reading
