All posts by Agi Sardi

WPI “TouchTomorrow” Festival of Science, Tech, Robotics: June 8

Opportunities

In celebration of its second year hosting a NASA Centennial Challenge, WPI is once again transforming its campus into a family-friendly festival of science and technology. Come to TouchTomorrow 2013 on Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for an out-of-this world experience filled with interactive exhibits, learning, games, and fun.  The event is free and open to the public.  NASA will bring a wide-variety of very cool displays and WPI will host hands on activities and lab tours.  In addition, local programs like FIRST and the Museum of Science will have demonstrations and displays.
http://wp.wpi.edu/touchtomorrow/about-the-festival

And two days earlier — June 6 from 4PM to 6PM — , the WPI STEM Education Center will host an event for PK-12 teachers, administrators, informal educators, and home school parents to:

  • Engage in a hands-on STEM session led by an Aerospace Education Specialist from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; activities will be matched by grade band (K-5; 6-12)
  • Learn about the Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge
  • Meet some of the robotics teams that took part in the challenge and learn about the different robot designs.

The event is free and open to all educators but requires registration at www.wpi.edu/academics/stem/touchtomorrow-invite.html.  For information contact Mia Dubosarsky at mdubosarsky@wpi.edu.

National Astronomy Day at the Clay Center, May 18

Events, Opportunities

Clay Center Observatory, in collaboration with the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (ATMoB), will host a free public event for National Astronomy day, Saturday, May 18, 4PM-10PM outdoors and 5PM-8PM indoors. The event will include day and night telescope viewing, planetarium and laser light shows, kite flying, Re/Max balloon rides, rocket launches, robots demonstrations, talks by Galileo himself, hands-on educational activities for all ages, and children’s door prizes. Register for chances to win telescopes, meteorites, and more. Free Astronomy souvenir for first 300 children. Food Stand open 4:30-7:30PM. On the campus of Dexter & Southfield Schools, 20 Newton Street, in Brookline.

4:00 – Outdoor events begin with rockets, kites, solar telescopes
5:00 – Indoor events run from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm – science exhibitors
7:00 – Indoor Kite Flying in the Hockey Rink 7-9 pm – kites that need no wind!
8:00 – Sunset, night telescopes for viewing the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter

Observatory Night: Black Hole Chaos, May 16

Events, Opportunities

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will host a free Observatory Night and lecture on Thursday, May 16, at 7:30PM at Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge. The topic: Giant black holes at the centers of galaxies — the most powerful engines in the universe. In active galaxies they blast out jets of material at near-light-speed, and when galaxies collide, their black holes merge with a dramatic burst of gravitational waves that can kick the black hole out of the galaxy entirely. Travel to the lairs of these hungry monsters and uncover their secrets. This Observatory Night talk will be followed by viewing through telescopes (weather permitting). Free and open to the public. For more information: pubaffairs@cfa.harvard.edu, 617-495-7461, More info: www.cfa.harvard.edu

Autonomous Combat Robots Competition – Rescheduled to Wednesday, April 24

Events

The Autonomous Combat Robots Competition has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 24 at 6pm at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland, Ave., Somerville. Artisan’s Asylum, Somerville’s local makerspace, has teamed up with MathWorks to host a week-long Combat Robot Design Challenge to bring autonomous combat robots to Boston. The event is free. Come see what cool robots the teams have come up with, and watch them compete in a double-elimination tournament.

Russian Meteor and Classical Music at Clay Center, April 27

Events, Opportunities

The Clay Center Observatory will host an exciting, free public event — a unique combination of astronomy and music — on Saturday, April 27, at 7:00PM. A meteorite from February’s once-a-century meteor blast in Russia will be on display, and Music from Copland House, a leading New York-based repertory ensemble, will perform Celestial Harmonies, an evening of 20th century classical music that explores the heavens and space.

The evening is free of charge to all registered guests, parking is free, children are welcome, and dress is casual. Seating is limited and first-come, first-seated. Register now for free. Doors open at 6:30PM. On the campus of Dexter & Southfield Schools, 20 Newton Street, in Brookline. Continue reading Russian Meteor and Classical Music at Clay Center, April 27 →