STEM skills are critical. Knowledge in STEM helps with day-to-day activities, such as managing money, problem-solving, and making a difference through community service. It can be particularly useful to Girl Scouts as they navigate life, choose a career path, and gain financial independence.
We want you to feel confident to explore STEM with your Girl Scouts, so we’ve created a wide variety of events and resources for volunteers and parents to take advantage of during the membership year.
The 2023 STEM Expo was hosted on Nov.11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
2024 details coming soon!
Know Before You Go! 
Hi Girl Scouts and Parents! We are SO excited to see you all at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, November 11! Below is important “know before you go” information for all of our guests. Please read this information carefully! If you have any additional questions, be sure you check out our website, or email us at STEM@gsgatl.org.
If you registered for a workshop, please look for an additional email later this week with specific information and details!
STEM Expo
Saturday, November 11, 2023; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Check in begins at 9:45 a.m.
Final entry is at 2 p.m. - be sure to arrive before 2:00!
Atlanta Motor Speedway GPS address:
1500 Tara Blvd
Hampton, GA 30228
Driving/Parking:
- Please enter the Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) grounds at Gate A
- Once you turn onto the AMS grounds look for directional signs pointing you to our event.
- We’ll be at the main concourse, look for towers 7, 8, and 9
- Parking is avaliable on-site and nearby. Atlanta Motor Speedway attendants will be assisting with parking.
- Handicap accessible parking is available and reserved near registration. Please let the parking attendants know you need close-in parking.
Check In:
- Event check-in will be clearly marked with signs from the parking area. Ask AMS parking attendants if you need further directions.
- Check in will open at 9:45 a.m., but you will not be able to enter the event until 10 a.m.
- Check in will CLOSE at 2 p.m. This is to allow all attendees ample time to explore the event. Please plan to arrive by 2 p.m. - anyone arriving later will not be able to enjoy the event!
- We expect this experience to take 2+ hours to experience fully! Please plan accordingly.
- Remember this is not a drop-off event! Girl Scouts will need to be accompanied by an adult for their visit (parent, guardian, or Troop Leader)
- We will be using digital check-in! Look for a separate email from STEM@gsgatl.org with a QR code to display at check-in. This email will arrive 48 hours prior to the event.
- If your group will be arriving at different times, make sure everyone has their own QR codes.
- If you haven’t registered all participants in your group, we will have limited on-site registration available. Please note that on-site registration includes a late fee- pricing will be $37 for Girl Scouts and siblings and $32 for adults.
- You CAN swap out participants of the same type on-site (Girl Scout for Girl Scout or adult for adult).
- If you would like to add a participant before the event, you can do so by noon on Thursday 11/9 using this link: https://www.girlscoutsatl.org/stemexpo
- Please note that there will be no on-site registration for workshops
Food & Drink:
- Food will be available on-site for purchase from the Atlanta Motor Speedway, including:
- Sandwiches, chips, snack bars, sodas, juice, water bottles. Gluten free options will be available.
- Outside food and drink is not allowed inside the event space.
- You are welcome to bring a “car picnic” for lunch, but please keep that food in the car
- Water bottles are allowed and encouraged!
- You are welcome to leave the AMS site for lunch and then return to the event.
- Water filling stations will be avaliable throughout the event space, so bring your water bottles!
Safety & Security:
- Please note that this is NOT a drop-off event. All Girl Scouts must remain with their adults (parents, Troop Leaders, or guardians) for the entirety of the event.
- COVID precautions: Mask-wearing is OPTIONAL at this event. The event includes indoor and outdoor spaces.
- If you have COVID symptoms or are otherwise sick, please do not attend the event.
Sensory Friendly Space:
- We will be piloting a "sensory-friendly space" at this event. If you or someone you are with needs a minute to regulate or calm down, please head towards the Club One area. You’ll see this space to the right.
- This space is for all ages, kids and adults! Please note that this is not a "toddler play area" or "drop-off space." Adults and kids need to stay together at this event.
- We will also have noise-reducing headphones avaliable to borrow. You can find these near the elevators, upstairs in Club One.
Other Notes:
- Please wear your Girl Scout uniform or t-shirt.
- We will have a photographer and videographer on-site during the event. If you would like to opt-out of being photographed please let staff know at check-in.
- This event is rain or shine! Our outdoor space will be moved under a covered area in the event of rain. Please come prepared for the weather.
- Please note that there will be NO on-site registration for workshops. If you have pre-registered for any workshops (or are on the wait list) please look out for a separate email.
- A Badge & Sash pop-up store will be open during the event with a selection of t-shirts, badges, and fun patches.
- SWAPS: feel free to bring SWAPS to this event! Find a GSGATL volunteer and they might have one for you! 😉
- Remember to get your fun patch as you exit the event!
- We love Girl Scout feedback! Please complete the survey as you exit.
If you have any additional questions, be sure you check out our website, or email us at STEM@gsgatl.org. If you can no longer attend this event, please email STEM@gsgatl.org by 11/10 for a 50% refund.
Basic Info
Girl Scout Science Fair
Full Schedule
STEM Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Girl Scouts will be able to freely explore hands-on activity tables, hosted by program partners and sign up for scheduled workshops for a more in-depth experience where they can earn badges. See the full schedule.
Workshop Details
FAQs
Activity Table Highlights
Learn About Solar Eclipses
There will be a solar eclipse on April 8. Register for a fun patch kit, including Girl Scout eclipse glasses to commemorate the event.
GET YOUR KIT
STEM Badge & Journeys
STEM Workshops & Events
STEM Fun Patches
ABB Girls in STEM Patch
Get your girl or Girl Scout troop excited about STEM with this
fun, hands-on, patch program, sponsored by ABB! Practice the Design
Thinking Process by creating a paper circuit, a hydraulic piston
robot, or an electromagnetic recycling-sorting machine. Check our
event calendar to sign up for a FREE materials kit for your troop, or
download the Troop Leader Guide and Girl Scout Workbook to complete this patch on
your own. If you compete these activities on your own, click here and we will send you the fun patch!
Build an Emergency Light: Register by May 1, 2021 for your free
Troop Kit!
Hydraulic Robots: Register by June 15, 2021 for your
free Troop Kit!
Electromagnetic Recycling: Register by August 1,
2021 for your free Troop Kit!
Council's Own Mechanical Engineering Badge -
Discover mechanical engineering through these activities. Engineering
is everywhere - see how YOU can make an impact in today’s world. The
annual Council supported Lockheed Martin Day held each February gives
girls the opportunity to complete this badge. All Council-supported
events are posted on our event calendar
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Storm Water Patch - Leader guide, Brownie/Junior guide, and Cadette/Senior/Ambassador guide
The Girl Scouts are Storm Water Smart patch helps Girl Scouts learn about storm water in your community and the role you play in keeping your streams and rivers healthy and clean.
The Girl Scouts are Storm Water Smart patch helps Girl Scouts learn about storm water in your community and the role you play in keeping your streams and rivers healthy and clean.
Volunteer with STEM
Online STEM Resources
STEM Career Panels
STEM Expo
Join us on Nov. 11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to learn about STEM through hands-on activities with the help of industry professionals.
REGISTERFor more information, contact STEM@gsgatl.org.
Thank you to our STEM Champions
Gold Sponsorship
Silver Sponsorship
Assurant, ABB, Lockheed Martin, UCB, Novelis, Honda Foundation, and EY
