The Lexington High School Math Club hosts the Lexington Math Tournament twice a year, mainly for Grades 6-8 — but Grades 4-5 may join in. It will be held in-person at Lexington HS on December 11, 7:45AM-5PM, following these rules. The cost is $15 per student. Register by November 30 either as a team of 4-6 students or as an individual (who will be assigned to a team).
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Harvard Museums Online: Evolution and Conservation in the Deep Sea, Dec. 2
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will present a free, live, online event, Evolution and Conservation in the Deep Sea, on December 2 from 6PM to 7:15PM. Advance registration is required. The speaker will be Rus Hoelzel, Professor of Molecular Ecology at Durham University (UK) and a Visiting Fellow in Conservation Biology at Harvard’s Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
N. E. Sci-Tech Public Telescope Nights: Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11
The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick) will host free Public Telescope Nights at 6PM on these Friday and Saturday evenings: December 3, 4, 10, and 11. Those are your last chances to see Jupiter and Saturn until next August.
Newton Boys & Girls Club Offers After-School STEM, Acquires 3D Printer
Newton’s John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club has a widening range of STEM programs for its winter season after-school program from November 29 to January 31. Offerings include Girls Who Code, Kids Who Code, LEGO Robot Workshop, STEM Engineering, STEM Dioramas and Models, STEM Movie Club, Computer Tech, and Teen Robotics (at Newton North HS). All programs require a Club membership, which costs $125 per family (or $50 per high-school student), and financial aid is available to ensure that no one is turned away due to ability to pay.
The Club has recently acquired an amazing Lulzbot TAZ Workhorse 3D Printer donated by the Division of Clinical Informatics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, led by Dr. Yuri Quintana. Thanks also to Nicolas Quintana for disassembling the printer and preparing it for transport to the Club, and to Kevin Osborn for installing the printer at the Club. Kevin will also be training Club staff in its use.
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture: Reopening Nov. 26
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will reopen to all visitors on Friday, November 26, with advance reservations and proof of Covid vaccination or negative PCR test required. Through December 31, HMSC is offering a 15% discount on annual memberships.
Girl Scouts STEM Expo Seeks Presenters for Workshops & Expo, Apr 30
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts will hold its 10th annual STEM Conference and Expo in Waltham on April 30, in two sessions: Grades K-5 will be 9AM-12:30PM, and Grades 6-12 will be 1:30PM-6PM. The organizers invite volunteers to apply to offer demonstrations or hands-on activities (5 to 30 minutes each) to engage Girl Scouts in STEM. For more information, contact Eileen Koury at ekoury@gsema.org.
Empow Studios: Registration Now Open for Summer Camps
Empow Studios is offering early-bird discounts until November 30 for its in-person summer camps in Boston, Cambridge, Lexington, Milton, Natick, Newton, and North Andover. Save $150 with code CAMP150 and an additional $40 per week when enrolling for 2 to 6 weeks.
New England Sci-Tech: Yard Sale, Nov. 20
The New England Sci-Tech (NEST), a non-profit STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick), will have a Yard Sale on November 20, 8AM-Noon. Proceeds will support the development of NEST’s youth programs and curriculum. Items to be sold include about 800 pounds of surplus electronics plus STEM education kits, books, one-of-a-kind antique/historic items, and all sorts of other stuff.
MIT Edgerton Center: “Do-It-Yourself” STEM Project Guides
MIT’s Edgerton Center offers “do-it-yourself” STEM instructional guides for teachers and parents to use for STEM projects, available for free use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Projects are available in these areas:
- Amplifier with Piezo Pickup
- Arduino Garden
- Arduino Particle Meter
- Copper Pipe Glockenspiel
- Kinetic Sculpture
- Light-Up Tiles
Summer Research Science Institute at MIT: Apply by Jan. 14
The Research Science Institute hosts 80 accomplished high-school students in a rigorous, 6-week summer STEM research program in-person at MIT, June 26 to August 6, combining on-campus coursework in scientific theory and off-campus work in STEM research. Students first participate in a week of intensive STEM classes, then conduct individual research projects with mentors, and finally prepare written and oral presentations of their results. The program is designed for students entering senior year in the fall, but exceptions for younger students will be considered. Except for a $65 application fee (which may be waived upon request), the program is free to students. Applications are due January 14. For more information, email RSI.