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Engineering Outreach and Talent Development

FIRST Robotics Day at the Capitol, April 2025
Explore Team 26827 Deep Sea Adventurers with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Representative Eddie Andrews

2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship
Champion’s Award 1st Place & Robot Performance 3rd Place Award Winners: Team 51039 Coding GOATs
Represented Iowa at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge World Festival in Houston, TX
Learn more about the Coding GOATs here!

2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship
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2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship
Team 57612 Winions review their Robot Game score with a referee

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2025 Science Olympiad State Tournament
Division C Overall 1st Place Winners: Ames High School – Orange (Team 14)
Represented Iowa at the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship
Robot Design 2nd Place Award Winners: Team 57636 Epic 8

Helping K-12 youth in Iowa discover the engineer inside

We need innovative thinkers in our ever-changing world. Together with families, educators, and volunteers, we help Iowa youth identify and develop their interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). We believe that with encouragement, all students can build the confidence to see themselves as future engineers. From artificial hearts to rockets to Mars, developing the engineering mindset is where it all begins.

  • Three school-aged youth smiling while attending a STEM workshop.

    PreK-12 STEM Development

    We support STEM programs offered on Iowa State’s campus and throughout the state. From summer camps to in-school programs, connect to what works for you.

    PreK-12 Resources
  • FIRST LEGO League referee explaining the rules to a team at the 2025 FIRST LEGO League Challenge State Championship.

    FIRST LEGO League

    For over 20 years, we have delivered this team-based, engineering and robotics program for grades 2-8.

    FIRST LEGO League
  • Two Students participate in hands-on competition at the 2024 Iowa Science Olympiad State Tournament

    Science Olympiad

    We host the Iowa Science Olympiad State Tournament, with middle and high school teams competing in 23+ STEM events covering physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and more.

    Science Olympiad
  • Iowa State University's CyLaunch Student Organization with their rocket.

    Info For…

    We work with student organizations and research faculty in the College of Engineering to facilitate engineering outreach experiences in the community.

    Campus Resources
  • Teams participating in the robot game at the 2025 FIRST LEGO League State Championship

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