The STEM Education Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will host AweSTEM!, its STEM Educator Conference for K-12 educators, on March 30, 3:30-5PM at Alden Memorial Hall on the WPI campus (100 Institute Road in Worcester). Register by March 14. For more information, contact Katie Elmes at 508-831-5703 or kaelmes@wpi.edu.
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MIT Edgerton’s ‘Science on Saturday’ for Grades K-12, Apr. 1: How the Internet Works
MIT’s Edgerton Center holds free Science on Saturday programs approximately monthly during the school year for elementary, middle, and high school students — as well as their parents and teachers. Each is a fun, one-hour, interactive presentation beginning at 10AM in MIT’s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No pre-registration is necessary but seating is limited and first-come, first-seated. The next program will be April 1: How the Internet Works.
Wellesley STEM Expo, Apr. 8: Call for Exhibitors, Workshops & Sponsors
The very successful Wellesley STEM Expo, now in its third year, will be held at Wellesley High School on April 8. Experienced speakers and exhibitors are invited to participate in engaging the Expo’s K-12 audience in hands-on activities and demonstrations of classic and cutting-edge science, 10AM-2PM. Sponsors are also welcome! Apply here. For more information, email expo@wellesleyeducationfoundation.org.
Sign Up for MetroHacks II at Warrior Ice Arena, May 20-21
High-school students (ages 13-18) are invited to register for MetroHacks II — a free, non-profit coding event that is the largest high-school hackathon in New England. Last year, over 200 students worked on projects such an educational quadcopter simulator or learned a new programming language overnight, under the mentorship of Google and Red Hat engineers. Now in its second year, MetroHacks will be held over 24 hours on May 20-21 at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston, with attendance expected around 300. It’s is free and open to students at any level of experience, and meals are provided. Learn more about the philosophy and goals behind the event here: What is MetroHacks?
Girls in Grades 9-12: Register Now for ‘SET in the City’, Mar. 25
Registration is open for the 9th annual SET in the City, for girls in Grades 9-12 to spend a day exploring academic paths and careers in STEM. It will be held 9:30AM-5PM on March 25, with an agenda starting at the Boston University Photonics Center, then traveling to Brandeis or Emmanuel or Harvard or Simmons, then visiting Biogen in Cambridge. Girls will participate in hands-on activities and interact with STEM students and professionals. The cost is $25 (or $10 for students meeting financial guidelines). Register and pay and submit waivers. The program is sponsored by Boston University, Emmanuel College, Girls Scouts of MA, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts Medical School, UMass Boston, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and WGBH.
Global Marathon: Virtual Event About Women in STEM, Mar. 8-9
On March 8-9, Discover e is hosting Global Marathon, a two-day, virtual event focused on women in STEM. It’s free, and registration is required. Highlights include:
- The Future of Commercial Space Travel
- Robots, Robots Everywhere
- Idea to Market: Engineering Your Innovation
- Dream Big: a clip and presentation about this new film
- Cirque du Soleil: An Intersection of Circus Arts & Technology
LigerBots to Compete in New England FIRST Event at WPI, Mar. 9-10
The Newton LigerBots high-school FIRST robotics team will compete against 39 other teams in the FIRST New England District Qualifying Event, March 9-10 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Harrington Auditorium, 100 Institute Road in Worcester). The public is invited to this free event with a two-day schedule of competitions, ceremonies, demonstrations, and showcases. For a preview, here are brief videos of this year’s robot shooting and maneuvering. And here’s an animation of the FIRST SteamWorks game in which the teams will compete. Matches will be streamed online here.
LEGOLAND Master Builder Workshop, Grades 3-6, Mar. 11
Master Model Builder Megan Amaral will lead a workshop at the LEGOLAND Discovery Center (200 Boston Ave., Suite G-810 in Medford) on March 11, 10AM-1PM, for students in Grades 3-6. Megan will share building techniques and then mentor students as they address a building challenge. Registration is first-come, first-served. The cost is $55.
Grades 7-8: Register by Feb. 28 for MIT SPARK on March 11-12
MIT’s SPARK offers students in Grades 7 and 8 a variety of short, interesting classes on the MIT campus over one weekend, March 11-12. The registration lottery is open now through February 28, and until that deadline all course preferences will be treated equally in the lottery. Starting March 1, any remaining seats will be open first-come/first-served. Students may choose from 96 STEM courses (plus 100 other courses) and must register on their own. To ensure a full schedule, rank your top three classes and then star at least 10 classes per time block. A $40 fee covers two days of classes and lunch and lots of walk-in activities. Generous financial aid is available. For more information not covered here, email spark@mit.edu. The STEM courses are listed here.
Grades 9-12: Register Now for Northeastern Splash, Mar. 18 & 25
NEPTUN (a Northeastern University student group) has announced the courses for this fall’s Splash, a free program for high-school students in the Boston area to take mini-classes led by Northeastern undergraduate and graduate students, 10AM-3PM on March 18 and 25. Registration requires setting up a free student account. For more information, contact nu.neptun@gmail.com. Courses include these STEM offerings.