Boston’s Museum of Science has a new temporary exhibit — New England Climate Stories — opening February 17 and included as part of museum admission. Masks and proof of vaccination are required. A new planetarium show, Explore: Our Changing Earth, will open February 19, with separate admissions pricing, and is recommended for Grades 4-12 and adults.
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Empow Studios: February Vacation Camp, Feb. 21-25
Empow Studios is offering its February Vacation Camp in its Newton and Lexington locations, 8:30AM-4PM, for the school break February 21-25. Options include Video Game Design, Digital Animation, Stop-Motion Animation, 3D Art & Printing, 3D Architecture, Digital Audio Production, and Coding/Programming Fundamentals.
DiscoverE: Online Chats with Change Makers — James Webb Space Telescope, Feb. 24
For Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, DiscoverE will host an online Chat with Change Makers on February 24 at 12 noon with two engineers who work on the James Webb Space Telescope: Margaret Dominguez (optical engineer at NASA) and Stephanie Hernandez (systems engineer at Northrop Grumman). Students can hear their stories and ask questions. Register here to get the links for viewing on Zoom or YouTube. Future editions of Chats with Change Makers will be at 3:30PM on March 31 and April 28.
Harvard Medical School: Summer MEDscience Programs
Harvard Medical School’s MEDscience summer program for Grades 9-12 offers three different one-week programs following three different curricula:
- MEDscience@HMS (clinical): in-person, non-residential, on the medical-school campus, offered each week, June 13 through August 19.
- MEDscienceLAB (research based): in-person, non-residential, on the medical-school campus, offered each of the weeks beginning June 13, 27; July 11; and August 15.
- teleMED (online): offered virtually the weeks beginning June 13, 21, 27; July 5, August 1, 8, 15.
Scholarships are available for Boston-area residents, awarded based on student essays and teacher assessments. Register here. For more information, email hmsmedscience@hms.harvard.edu or call 617-432-7047.
McAuliffe Center: Star-Gazing and Update on James Webb Space Telescope, Feb. 7
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host an evening of stargazing and observation of the Moon and Jupiter on February 7 (cloud date February 8), 5:30PM-7:30PM, in FSU’s O’Connor parking lot by Maynard Road in Framingham. The event will include an update on the progress of the James Webb Space Telescope since its successful launch on December 25. Masks are required.
What Can Indigenous Knowledge Teach Us About Climate Justice and Sustainability?, Feb. 9
Framingham State University will host a webinar, What Can Indigenous Knowledge Teach Us About Climate Justice and Sustainability?, on February 9 at 4:30PM. The speaker will be Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Register here.
Newton Free Library: (Virtual) Little Lab Coats — Plants!, Feb. 16
The Newton Free Library will host a virtual session of Little Lab Coats to explore Plants on Wednesday, February 16, 6PM-7PM, for ages 6-9. The topic includes the complex makeup of a plant, how plants provide all living things with oxygen, and how they grow from seeds. Registration is required and opens at 8:30AM on February 7. Space is limited. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants the day before the program.
Central Square Theater: Young Nerds of Color, Feb. 17-Mar. 20
Central Square Theater will present Young Nerds of Color February 17 through March 20. It’s a play with music that weaves together interviews with scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. It’s produced by Underground Railway@Central Square Theater and the Brit d’Arbeloff Catalyst Collaborative@MIT. Get tickets here.
FSU McAuliffe Center: In-Person February Vacation Program, Grades 6-8, Feb. 24
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host an in-person afternoon program for Grades 6-8 on February 24, 1PM-4:30PM. Students can participate in a simulated space mission to Mars, view a full-dome film (Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries) in the FSU planetarium, and participate in hands-on science activities related to the James Webb Space Telescope mission. Registration will open on February 8, close on February 23 at 8PM, and is limited to 24 students. The cost is $35 per person.
Wentworth Institute of Technology: Two Free, Virtual Events for National Engineers Week, Grades 5-6, Feb. 23-24
Wentworth Institute of Technology will celebrate National Engineers Week (which coincides with school vacation this year) with two free, virtual events for Grades 5-6. Register at these links:
- Engineers: Make a World of Difference: February 23, 9AM-10:30AM. Open to all genders.
- Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: February 24, 9AM-10:30AM. Open to girls and non-binary students.