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YES STEM Event Activities

Engineering a Park Cleanup

Families Earth and Human Activity Community Events

Groups engineer a solution to safely clean up picnic items carried away by the wind.

Activity Overview

Engineering a Park Cleanup presents a common problem—trash in a public park—and invites participants to help solve it. While designing a tool to help remove trash, participants reflect on their own options for reducing trash.

  • Ages 6–12
  • Ages 4+ with family groups or caregivers
  • Setting: STEM nights, libraries, community centers
  • 1 activity, 10–20 minutes
  • Participant resources available in Spanish
Curriculum LineYES STEM Event Activities
Engineering FieldEnvironmental Engineering

Activity Resources

Purchase Materials

Activity Kit - $329
  • Instructions and hands-on materials to engage 20 groups of three to five people.
Expansion Kit - $99
  • Supplements Activity Kit to engage up to 20 more groups of three to five people.
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Title I Funds & Family Engagement

Schools receiving Title I funding must dedicate a percentage of allocated funds to family engagement. YES STEM Event Activities make it easy to bring families together through fun, hands-on learning experiences.

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