The MIT Museum offers hands-on workshops for groups of students in Grades 6 and up, on these topics:

• Robotics Engineering:  Programming Mindstorms (middle and high school)
• Visualizing Science:  Abalone, Brass Rats, and Computer Chips (middle and high school)
• Physics and Photography:  Lights, Camera, Action (recommended for high school)
• Hello Holography:  Light and Perception (middle and high school)
• Fish N Ships:  Mechanisms for Ship Propulsion  (middle and high school)
• Structural Engineering: Building Better Bridges (recommended for middle school)
• DNA Learning Lab:  DNA and Proteins (middle and high school)
• DNA Learning Lab:  Protein Synthesis (high school only)

Each workshop is 1.5 to 2 hours and includes admission to the museum galleries. The cost is $200 for up to 25 students and 3 chaperones. Reservations should be made at least two weeks in advance, and the earlier the better.