STEAM Stars
An interactive, online platform offering free STEAM learning for students grades 6-8 as well as resources for educators. Content for grades K-5 is coming soon!
Cost: FREE!
Jump STEAM
Give Your Child a Head Start in Health Care
Sign up for a Jump STEAM experience today!
There are endless opportunities in health care. But not every child has the chance to explore the possibilities. We connect families and community organizations across the country to in-person classes, digital platforms and online activities to ensure no young person is left behind.
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Jump STEAM at Home
Our Jump STEAM at Home program provides families on-demand kits that will open students' minds to different medical careers. Also available to community-based organizations, these kits include everything needed to complete a STEAM activity at home.
At-Home Lab Kits | Grades 3-12
Comparative Anatomy of Mysterious Sea Monsters
Explore the anatomy of a crab, lamprey sponge, squid and starfish!
Kit Cost: $40
(plus optional shipping)
Biomedical Engineering: Don't Miss a Beat
Delve into the inner workings of the heart by engineering, building and installing a mechanical pump into a simulated heart.
COST: $40
(PLUS OPTIONAL SHIPPING)
Home is Where the Heart is… and All the Other Organs Too!
Order a kit to dissect a brain, eyeball, heart, lung and kidney while learning how your body works.
COST: $40
(PLUS OPTIONAL SHIPPING)
Microscopy: Seeing is Believing
Explore the microscope, its individual parts and how it works. Then use the scientific tool to view microscopic specimens.
COST: $125
(PLUS OPTIONAL SHIPPING)
Virtual Shark Lab
Discover and identify the anatomical structures of a dogfish shark.
COST: $30
(PLUS OPTIONAL SHIPPING)
Unique In-Person Experiences
What better way to understand what it's like to be a surgeon performing an operation or a bioengineer printing a 3D model of stomach cancer than to be immersed in these activities?
Our Jump STEAM education specialists leverage our world-class simulated medical space to engage your students in these types of health care roles and more.
Mini Med School: 6-8th Grade
Saturday, February 4, 8 a.m - Noon.
Get a glimpse of what medical students learn about the human body at the most fundamental level.
Cost: $65
Advanced Mini Med School: 9-12th Grade
Saturday, February 11, 8 a.m - Noon
Get a deeper look into med school and the human body while exploring pathways into the medical field.
Cost: $65
DIY Engineering: 6-8th Grade
Saturday, February 4, 9 a.m. - Noon
Learn from Innovation Engineers as you solder, code and build your own 3D printed mini ventilator!
Cost: $40
DIY Engineering: 9-12th Grade
Saturday, February 11, 9 a.m. - Noon
Learn from Innovation Engineers as you solder, code and build your own 3D printed mini ventilator!
Cost: $40
Microsopy: 6-8th Grade
Saturday, February 25, 9 a.m. - Noon
Experience the unseen world in this lab as you learn the parts and how to use a microscope!
Cost: $50
Microsopy: 9-12th Grade
Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m. - Noon
Experience the unseen world in this lab as you learn the parts and how to use a microscope!
Cost: $50
Jump STEAM DIY
Cultivate your child's interest in STEAM and health care at home by downloading our step-by-step, "do it yourself" activities, following one of our video demonstrations or choosing from our suite of educational apps.
What Will I Need?
Live and on-demand Jump STEAM at Home courses are led by education specialists who come from a variety of health care professions.
If you choose to sign up for a live course, you will need a video chat capable computer or mobile device, a free Zoom account, internet connection and a space to conduct experiments.
Upon registration, Jump will send you what you need to know about the Zoom platform. You will also be provided a Jump STEAM kit that includes tools to be used in hands-on activities.
It is necessary for an adult to supervise these exercises.
Video Conferencing Setup Guide
If you plan to take an on-demand class, you will need a computer or mobile device, internet connection and a space to conduct experiments.
Upon registration, Jump will send you a link to your on-demand video course.
You will have the option of having your Jump STEAM kit that includes tools to be used in hands-on activities sent to you via mail, or you can pick it up at the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center.
It is necessary for an adult to supervise these exercises.
Are You Ready to Give Your Student a Head Start in Medicine?
Sign your child up for one of our many STEAM experiences by following the links above!
Email us with any questions you may have at events@jumpsimulation.org.
Made possible through the support of
AN OSF HEALTHCARE AND UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PEORIA COLLABORATION