Boston Tech Mom (“a parent’s guide to raising a future techie”) is a great resource for all things STEM around Boston — including her monthly posts about STEM Events for Kids in Boston. Here’s her August list of STEM events, with her list of Girls Who Code clubs.

The Newton Free Library will host the following STEM events in June. Except as noted, space for these events is limited, and you must pick up tickets 15 minutes beforehand at the Children’s Desk.

• Tuesdays:  Design Squad, 7PM, Grades 5-7. Registration filled.
• August 1:  KIBO Robots, 4-4:45PM, Grades K-1.
• August 3:  Scratch Club, 7-8PM, Grades 3-4.
• August 9:  KIBO Robots, 4-4:45PM, Grades K-1.
• August 10:  The Sun, the Moon, and the Eclipse, 4-4:45PM, Grades K-1.
• August 16:  Eclipse Happenings, 4-4:45PM, Grades K-2.

MIT Women in Chemistry will host its second annual Scientist for a Day! camp for middle-school girls on August 19, 1:00-4:30PM on the MIT campus.  This outreach event will include chemistry demonstrations and hands-on experiments and is open to 30 girls who will be entering Grades 5-8 in the fall. Here’s a post about last year’s event.  While it’s free, a $10 donation is suggested for the cost of materials. Advance registration is required. To register, you must fill in this online form and also mail in original, signed media release and liability release forms to the address on the online-form page. For more information, email wic-outreach@mit.edu.

The Broad Institute hosts Midsummer Nights’ Science, an annual lecture series on genomics and medicine that is free and open to the public.  Registration is required.  This year, the following lectures will be offered on Wednesdays, 6-7PM, at 415 Main Street in Kendall Square, Cambridge:

• July 12:  Who we are and how we got here:  Ancient DNA and the new science of the human past.  Sold out.
• July 19:  Pre-malignancies and the prevention of cancer.  Register.
• July 26:  Precision medicine in diabetes.  Register.
• August 9:  Robots vs. disease:  How microscopes are aiding the discovery of new medicines.  Register.

The Newton Free Library will hold its 4th annual STEAM Expo for all ages on Saturday, July 15, 12-3PM.  Last year, over 1,500 attended this free gathering of tech enthusiasts, traditional crafters, artists, musicians, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, museums, engineers, and students. This year’s Expo will include Blue Star Planetarium, a giant inflatable planetarium in which four different shows will be presented, with space for 25 people for each show.  Sign up at the planetarium 30 minutes before each show.

• 12:15PM:  In My Backyard (Grades K-2)
• 1PM:  Oasis in Space (Grades 3+)
• 1:45PM:  Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (Grades 6+)
• 2:30PM  Totality: Lunar and Solar Eclipses (All Ages)

The Newton Free Library will host the following STEM events in June. Except as noted, space for these events is limited, and you must pick up tickets 15 minutes beforehand at the Children’s Desk.

• Tuesdays:  Design Squad, 7PM, Grades 5-7. Registration required; waiting list.
• July 10:  MOS Science Magic, 4-4:30PM, Grades K and up.
• July 13:  Scratch Club, 7-8PM, Grades 3-4.
• July 15:  STEAM Expo, 12-3PM, all ages.
• July 19:  Chemistry and Cake, 4PM, Grades K-2.
• July 20:  KIBO Robots, 4PM, Grades K-1.
• July 31:  Bubbleology, 7-8PM, all ages.

Boston Tech Mom (“a parent’s guide to raising a future techie”) is a great resource for all things STEM around Boston — including her monthly posts about STEM Events for Kids in Boston. Here’s her July list of STEM events, with her list of Girls Who Code clubs.