The New England Sci-Tech STEM education center in Natick is gradually opening up with programs and activities for members only, including:
In addition, NEST continues to offer online classes, many of which are free for members, and admission is low-cost for everyone else.
The COVID Symptom Study is asking people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in a daily survey taking one minute per day. Download the app (Apple or Android) and answer daily questions about how you feel, then get an estimate of COVID in your area. Research updates from the study have revealed six distinct types of COVID-19 and that skin rash may be a fourth key sign of COVID-19.
Edge on Science is offering a special limited edition of its in-person Catapult Engineering program, this time for Grades 4-7, at Lasell University on August 10-14. It will follow COVID-19 security guidelines and enrollment is limited. Call 315-486-2289 by midnight tonight (August 2) to register.
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University has moved its free planetarium events for families from onsite to online in its Dome to Home: AstroNights program. Their next live virtual event, the Prepare for the Perseids, will be August 7 at 7PM. You can view recordings of previous events on their YouTube playlist.
Tuft’s Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) is offering these online Design and Engineering Workshops in August:
Edge on Science runs STEM enrichment programs throughout the year in the greater Boston area and beyond. In addition to its summer camps, this summer it’s offering parents the opportunity to gather a pod of 5 to 8 friends for a COVID-safe week of STEM learning and fun. Topics range among bridge building, catapult engineering, drones, astronomy, hydraulics, microscopes, rockets, and whales. The organizing parent gets a 50% discount and others get early-bird pricing. Call founder John Aviste at 315-486-2289 for details.
MassRobotics and iRobot will host Meet Root, a webinar on July 30 (4PM-5PM) for educators, students, parents, and other interested parties to learn about iRobot Education’s Root Coding Robot. It’s a learning tool with a library of lessons and activities — some free, some premium — to engage people of all ages and abilities in learning about coding. Register here.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History will host Animal Snack Time: Marine-Tank Edition, a free half-hour online session highlighting live animals in its marine tank on August 4, 2PM-2:30PM. Register for the Zoom event here.
A Newton senior citizen writes: “I always find myself wishing that these wonderful science programs could have been available to me when I was young. …As a senior I find myself wishing I could take the various programs I see in NewtonSTEM. Science, and learning all about these topics, is equally important to us older folks.” If you offer STEM programs for seniors — or you’re willing to do so — please write to info@newtonstem.org.
FlexProfessionals will host a free online panel discussion, Women in STEM Panel: Relaunch Tips and Success Stories, on August 3 at 7PM, to relate success stories and tips for returning to work in STEM fields. Register here.