The initiative, organised by BSM and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia – BarcelonaTech (UPC), aims to spark young people’s interest in scientific careers.
Through educational and hands-on activities, workshops and shows, students explored STEAM disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, technology and maths.
This morning, a new session of the STEAM series took place at Parc del Fòrum. The initiative, promoted by BSM and the Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, seeks to encourage scientific vocations among young people. More than 1,600 fourth-year secondary and baccalaureate students from 37 schools across Barcelona and other Catalan municipalities enjoyed this morning of science, now in its eighth consecutive year.
Throughout the day, Parc del Fòrum became a large outdoor science classroom. Students were divided into small groups to take part in educational and hands-on activities, workshops and shows connected to STEAM disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics, technology and maths.
Eclipses, e-mobility and quantum levitation: new experiences at STEAM Day
This year’s programme included a new experimental session led by astrophysicist and UPC lecturer Glòria Sala. Dovetailing with the total solar eclipse that will be visible from Spain this year, the expert gave a talk-show combining visual experiments and analogies that enabled students to deepen their understanding of eclipses and the significance of exoplanet research.
In addition, reflecting the growing global focus on e-mobility, an activity linked to ePowered Racing, the student motorbike team from EEBE, was added. This engineering challenge invited students to build an electric motor capable of spinning autonomously and stably by applying concepts of electric current, magnetic fields and energy-to-motion conversion.
One of this year’s new standout activities was a workshop exploring the effects of quantum levitation. Using a magnetic levitation train, the activity visually demonstrated the phenomenon of superconductivity and how it enables levitation and frictionless movement.
For the second consecutive year, the Municipal Tow Truck also played a central role in the event. Classroom groups were able to experiment with basic physics principles using an official vehicle from the fleet and learned about the essential role this service plays in ensuring smooth urban mobility. Through a demonstrative show, students explored Newton’s third law and how the pneumatic circuits that allow the crane to lift extremely heavy loads work.
The STEAM programme continues across the city’s most iconic locations
These STEAM events, organised by BSM and UPC and held at some of the city’s most iconic venues, provide high-quality educational experiences that encourage scientific and technical vocations among students, particularly girls.
For this academic year, in addition to the Parc del Fòrum session and the event held at Park Güell in November 2025, four further STEAM sessions for young people are planned. Two will take place at Zoo de Barcelona on 17 and 18 March for first- and second-year secondary students, focusing on various aspects of biology. The third dedicated to applied science will be held at the Anella Olímpica on 24 March for second- and third-year secondary students, with activities organised across five knowledge areas: brain, matter, energy, art and technology. Finally, on 13 May, Tibidabo will host Fisidabo, a session for fourth-year secondary and baccalaureate students that will turn the park into the world’s most fun physics laboratory.
Three teacher training sessions are also planned. One at Zoo de Barcelona on 9 April will focus on biology education, the one at Tibidabo on 16 April will centre on physics experiments, and for the first time, the one at Park Güell on 9 May will feature activities and workshops on maths.
