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.
Category Archives: Events
HMSC Online: Free Public Lecture: Biogeography Across Broken Continents and Sunken Islands, Nov. 10
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host a free, online, public lecture, Biogeography Across Broken Continents and Sunken Islands, on November 10 from 6PM to 7:15PM, as part of its Evolution Matters series. Register here.
Grades 9-12: First-Come/First-Served Registration Nov. 11-15 for Virtual MIT Splash, Nov. 20-21
MIT Splash will be held virtually November 20-21, during which students in Grades 9-12 take mini-courses taught by MIT undergraduates (9AM-9PM on Saturday and 9AM-6PM on Sunday). The initial course lottery registration has closed, and now remaining spaces will be filled first-come/first-served for those registering November 11-15. The cost is $40 regardless of the number of courses taken, and financial aid is available. This year’s catalog includes over 160 courses in Computers and Programming, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, and other subjects. For more information, email splash@mit.edu.
FSU Christa McAuliffe Center: Virtual Mission Simulations (Family Events)
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host these “virtual mission simulations” as family events during upcoming school breaks. The cost is $10 per individual or $15 per team of two on one device. Register here.
- Destination Moon: Individuals ages 10+ (under 10 years with an adult). November 26 at 3:30PM, December 27 at 10AM, December 28 at 11AM
- Mars Sample Return: Individuals ages 13+ (under 13 years with an adult). December 27 at 3:30PM, December 28 at 3PM
- Exoplanets: December 29 at 7PM
iGEM Jamboree Online, Nov. 4-14
The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation hosts the annual iGEM Jamboree, which this year will be held virtually, November 4-14. It’s part of the iGEM Competition, which grew from an independent study course at MIT in 2003 to a worldwide network of teams, competitions, and events related to synthetic biology. Most teams consist of college students, and there’s also a track for high-school students, with five high-school teams from the U.S.
New England Sci-Tech: Upcoming Courses and Public Telescope Nights
The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick) will host the following courses and events:
- Cubes in Space: A series of workshops on Fridays or Saturdays for ages 11-17 to explore the atmosphere, rocketry, high-altitude balloons, general laws of physics, and space science. Students work in teams to design and propose experiments to launch into space or a near space environment on a NASA sounding rocket and zero-pressure scientific balloon.
- After-School Wednesdays and After-School Fridays: Workshops 3PM-5PM for Grades 4-9 on either Wednesdays or Fridays.
- ONLINE Amateur Radio License Courses: For Technician (Grades 5+), General, and Extra.
- Public Telescope Nights: On Friday and Saturday evenings in the spring, summer, and fall. The next ones scheduled are for November 5 and 6.
HMSC Online: Animal Encounters — Teeming Tidepools, Nov. 9
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host another free, online session of Animal Encounters called Teeming Tidepools on November 9, 4PM-4:45PM. Register here at least 30 minutes prior to the event.
Grades 9-12: Registration Opens Soon for Virtual MIT Splash, Nov. 20-21
MIT Splash will be held virtually November 20-21, during which students in Grades 9-12 take mini-courses taught by MIT undergraduates (9AM-9PM on Saturday and 9AM-6PM on Sunday). The lottery course registration is open until November 6, after which remaining space will be filled first-come/first-served. (Tip: To maximize the number of full blocks in your schedule, rank at least 3 classes and star at least 10 classes.) The cost is $40 regardless of the number of courses taken, and financial aid is available. This year’s catalog includes over 160 courses in Computers and Programming, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, and other subjects. For more information, email splash@mit.edu.
Grades 6-12: Registration Opens Oct. 28 for Brandeis Splash!, Nov. 20-21
Brandeis University’s Splash! — a free program of mini-courses taught by undergraduates for students in Grades 6-12 — will be held November 20-21, Noon-5PM on the Brandeis campus. Take as many 50-minute courses as you wish. Bring or purchase your lunch on campus. Registration is open October 28- November 18. For more information, email essbrandeis@gmail.com.
New England Aquarium Virtual Lecture: Into The Deepest Deep – A Conversation with Kathy Sullivan, Nov. 4
The New England Aquarium‘s next public lecture, supported by the Lowell Institute, will be Into The Deepest Deep – A Conversation with Kathy Sullivan, on November 4, 6:30PM-7:30PM on Zoom. Dr. Kathy Sullivan is a scientist, astronaut, and explorer — the first American woman to walk in space and the first woman to visit the deepest known spot in the ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. She will her talk about her remarkable deep sea expedition and discuss the challenges of exploring this undersea environment that is in some ways harsher and less known than space. Register here.