The Newton Free Library will host another virtual session of its STEM series for ages 6-9: Little Lab Coats: The Human Body! on April 19 at 6PM. This one-hour program will talk about respiration, digestion, and other complex systems that use important organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs. Registration is required, and there are only a few seats left available. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants before the program.
Category Archives: Events
“e” Inc. Virtual Fundraiser: Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Apr. 30
“e” inc.’s annual fundraiser, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, will be virtual this year, on April 30, 6:30PM-9PM. It’s designed to raise awareness of environmental issues globally and to inspire activism in the greater Boston area. You can purchase all-access passes now for $25 to view any of nine films: Vet in the Wild, Shaba, Finding Salmon, It’s Bean Too Hot, Hidden Wild, El Mago Georges, Cormie the Pick Pocket, Community Not on Our Soil, An Alaskan Fight, A Flyfishing Refugee, A Fire for All, and The Bat Woman and Bat Man of India.
McAuliffe Center: Star-Gazing, Apr. 11
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host an evening of stargazing and observation on April 11, 7:30PM-8:30PM (cloud date: April 12), in FSU’s O’Connor parking lot by Maynard Road in Framingham. Masks are required.
Grades 9-12: Reserve a Spot Now for Harvard Splash!, Apr. 23-24
Students in Grades 9-12 can sign up now (until noon on April 17) to reserve a spot — first come, first served — for Harvard’s Splash! — a weekend of free, online classes taught by undergraduates. This year, Splash! will run virtually on April 23 (10AM-12:15PM) and April 24 (1PM-3:15PM). Registration will begin on April 18 for all those who have reserved a spot. If you have questions, email harvardhuse@gmail.com. The course catalog is not yet available, but sign up now anyway, in anticipation of some engaging classes.
HMSC: Amazing Archaeology Fair, Mar. 27
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host its Amazing Archaeology Fair on Sunday, March 27, 1PM-4PM, at two museums: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue) and Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (6 Divinity Avenue) in Cambridge. It’s free with museum admission, which is free on Sundays but requires advance reservations, which are limited in number. Masks and proof of vaccination or negative Covid test are required.
Code Ninjas in Wellesley: Open House Mar. 27, Hack-A-Thon Apr. 10
Code Ninjas (161 Linden Street in Wellesley) will host the following events:
- 3rd Birthday Open House: STEM activities, games, and more — free and open to the public. Learn how kids learn coding while building video games. March 27, 1PM-3PM.
- Spring Hack-A-Thon: Teams of two (either registered together or paired on-site) will have two hours to create a computer game. Kids in ages 5-7 will use ScratchJr, and kids in ages 8-14 will use Scratch. The event is free, and all participants are encouraged to donate a new item to The Home for Little Wanderers. April 10, 1PM-4:30PM.
‘Touch Tomorrow’ STEM Festival at WPI, Apr. 2
Worcester Polytechnic Institute and WGBH will present Touch Tomorrow — a free festival of science, technology, and robots — on Saturday, April 2, 10AM-4PM at Polar Park (100 Madison Ave., Worcester). It’s family-friendly, fun, free, and open to all ages — with a particular focus on what’s interesting for middle- and high-school students. Programming includes hands-on activities, exhibits by WPI and others, and an Innovation Showcase. Proof of vaccination or negative Covid test is required. Register here.
Discovery Museum Webinar: Helping Kids Understand Climate Change and How to Make a Difference, Apr. 27
The Discovery Museum’s Speaker Series will host children’s book authors Stacy Clark and Christy Mihaly for live, virtual event, Helping Kids Understand Climate Change and How to Make a Difference, free and open to the public on April 27 from 7PM to 8:30PM. Register here. Donations to support the speaker series are optional and appreciated. For more information, contact Karen Kerns at 978-264-4200 x113 or kkerns@discoveryacton.org.
Pre-Register Now for the Mass. STEM Summit, Apr. 28
The Massachusetts STEM Summit will be held in a hybrid format on April 28, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. It will include panel presentations, plenary speakers, virtual exhibitors, and opportunities for virtual and in-person networking with like-minded STEM colleagues. Pre-register here to get on the mailing list for registration information and announcements about calls for proposals for sessions and exhibits. For more information, email StemSummitInfo@donahue.umassp.
Whitehead Institute’s Free, Virtual Event with Prof. Jennifer Doudna: The Codebreaker — The Development of CRISPR-Cas9, Mar. 14
On March 14, 7PM-8PM, the Whitehead Institute will host a free, virtual event, open to all: The Codebreaker — A Conversation with Jennifer Doudna, who is a Nobel Laureate, a U.C. Berkeley professor, and co-developer of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-engineering technology. Register here.