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Science Club for Girls: Registration Open for Online Clubs, Grades K-12

After School, Virtual/Online

Registration is now open for Science Club for Girls Fall Virtual Science Clubs, which will be held online for 8 weeks starting in October. All girls and those who identify with girlhood in the greater Boston area in Grades K-12 are welcome to apply to be a Participant (Grades K-8) or Junior Mentor (Grades 8-12). Choose a one-hour time slot from among these: 4PM-5PM on Mondays OR Tuesdays OR Fridays (starting the week of October 4), OR 10:30AM-11:30AM Saturdays (starting October 16). A total of 350 places are available, and priority will be given to those who are underrepresented in STEM (i.e., those of color, demonstrating economic need, and/or are first generation college bound). Participants need to have a smart phone, tablet, or computer with Internet access, and all other club materials will be provided free of charge.

SCFG also seeks adults who are studying or working in STEM fields to apply to be Volunteer Mentors for Science Clubs — either the virtual clubs described above or SCFG’s in-person clubs, which are at locations with closed registrations. Mentors commit to teaching hands-on explorations in STEM in Grades K-8, for two hours a week over 8 weeks, in collaboration with Junior Mentors who are in Grades 8-12..

Volunteer in the ‘Future City’ Middle-School Civil Engineering Program

Opportunities

Future City is a four-month civil-engineering program for middle-school students, culminating in an annual design competition in January.  The program seeks professional engineers (and others with relevant technical backgrounds) to volunteer as:

  • Mentors to work with educators and share their real-life STEM experience, offer technical guidance, and introduce students to engineering and city design; and.
  • Judges to evaluate the student teams’ work:  Off-line evaluations of city essays, city models, project plans, and related materials OR on-line evaluation of presentations and Q&A sessions.

Volunteers can be working professionals, retirees, or college/graduate students with experience in STEM, urban planning, architecture, or related fields. Apply here. The New England region is sponsored by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section. In the annual competition, student teams led by an educator and a volunteer mentor spend the fall researching and designing a solution to a city-wide issue, using SimCity. This year’s theme: A Waste-Free Future.

Lincoln Labs’ Science on Saturday: Aviation Engineering, Oct. 23

Events, Virtual/Online

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is offering its Science on Saturdays programs virtually this year, and registration is NOT required. The programs are free and designed for children aged 5-17, their parents, and teachers. On Saturday, October 23 at 10AM, the program will be Space Weather! or Take Cover! The Sun’s Getting Stormy!, featuring a discussion of plasma and radiation from the sun — and how they affect us on Earth.  Click here for the Zoom link at the time of the event.

BU’s GLOBE Mission Earth Seeks Science Educator for High-Need School Districts

Opportunities

Boston University’s GLOBE Mission Earth team has a four-year NASA grant for a Science Educator to work with K-12 students and teachers in high-need school districts in public schools in Providence, RI. The team is looking for recent science graduates (preferably at the Masters level) — as well as experienced environmental educators  — who demonstrate energy, dedication to environmental science in high-need districts, and content knowledge. There will be substantial support to grow into the job. To apply, contact Peter Garik at garik@bu.edu.

LigerBots Invite Newcomers to Introductory Meeting, Sept. 13

Events, Opportunities

The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics Competition Team, will hold its first meeting of the year on September 13 at 6:30PM at the Newton North HS Film Lecture Hall.  All students at either Newton North HS or Newton South HS who may be interested in entrepreneurship, leadership, or robotics are invited to come learn about the team and talk with its members. The LigerBots offer training and hands-on experience in a wide variety of technical, business, and other fields including manufacturing, electrical engineering, programming, marketing, and graphics. Whether or not you can attend the meeting, register here to connect with the team and express your interest.

Robo Boston: Robot Block Party and STEM Activities, Oct. 2

Events

MassRobotics will host Robo Boston, a two-day series of events on October 1-2 at the Seaport Common (85 Northern Avenue, Boston). On Saturday, October 2, there will be two free public events 11AM-4PM, at which over 30 organizations — robot manufacturers, university labs and robotics clubs — will demonstrate robots or provide hands-on experiences:

  • 4th Annual Robot Block Party:  Free. Register here.
  • STEM Interactive Activities in association with the MassRobotics JumpStart Fellowship Program

In addition, on Friday there will be an invitation-only Executive Forum and a Robotics & AI Technical Fair.