Massachusetts STEM Week — an annual statewide celebration of STEM consisting of free community events and design challenges — takes place October 21-25. This year’s events include planetarium shows, a STEM fair, career panels, kids-friendly activities, and more. The week’s design challenges are:

• Extreme Zoo Makeover: A STEM Approach to Habitat Design (Grades 5-8)
• STEM Goes Green: The STEM Challenge (Elementary and Middle School Students)
• “I Am STEM” Lesson Library: Problem-Solving in Books (Grades PK-7)
• Engineering Plastic Filters (Ages 8-12)
• Carbon Busters: Redesigning Schools to be Energy-Efficient (Grades K-12)