Science Club for Girls‘ annual fundraiser, the Catalyst Awards, will be held online on April 8 to celebrate SCFG’s 26 years of offering free programs to empower girls and women in STEM. The event will begin with networking at 5:30PM, and the main event will be 6PM-7PM, honoring Beth Chandler (CEO of YW Boston) and Rana El Kaliouby (Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva). Register here for free or for a donation in the range of $50 to $1,000. Sponsorship opportunities are also available in the range of $2,500 to $25,000. For more information, contact Lucy Sweeney at lsweeney@scienceclubforgirls.org.

The Newton Free Library will offer Little Lab Coats: Deserts! on February 16 at 6PM, for ages 6-9 to virtually visit the driest regions of the earth, go on a camel ride, and explore how certain animals are able to withstand the heat and survive with little water. Space is limited. Registration is open until February 15 at 6PM. A Zoom link will be sent the day before the program.

On February 24, 7PM-8:30PM, the Blue Hill Observatory will host a webinar, Climate Solutions Workshop, featuring Dr. Tamara Shapiro Ledley, a climate and Earth Science thought leader, STEM education consultant, and Adjunct Professor at Bentley University. The webinar will be facilitated by NBC Boston meteorologist Tim Kelley. To support the nonprofit work of the observatory, a registration fee ($10 for BHO members, $15 for others) is requested but not required. Register to get sign-in credentials for the webinar and optionally make a donation.

Mass Audubon’s Habitat and the Belmont Public Library will host these online presentations for all ages. Register at these links:

• Who’s Looking for Love? explores how some animals look for love in February and the myths that surround their quests. February 10, 3:30-4:30PM.
• Making Maple Sugar explores historical, current and revolutionary new practices in harvesting maple sap and turning it into syrup and sugar. March 3, 3:30-4:30PM.

Boston’s Museum of Science, through its #MOSatHome initiative, offers almost daily programs online, free for all ages. The current week’s schedule has the following for this week:

• February 1, 2PM: What to Look for in the Sky This Month
• February 2, 2:30PM: Virtual Planetarium: Exploring Space
• February 3, 3:30PM: Science in Action: Virtual Birding
• February 5, 1PM: Live Animals: Unique Defenses
  2:30PM: Virtual Planetarium: The Sky Tonight

The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture will present their online I Heart Science festival — four days of live discussions by Harvard scientists and graduate students, at-home activities, and views of museum specimens — February 12-15, 1PM-2:30PM each day. Register at the links below, at least 30 minutes before each event.

• Incredible Evolution: February 12.  Meet Harvard researchers studying how brains evolve and how stress can enhance performance. Watch recorded videos by Harvard scientists studying mice behavior or try your hand at comparing bone structures, collecting bugs, and investigating the Giant Moa skeleton.
• Tiny Creatures: February 13.  Meet live tardigrades (water bears), watch recorded videos featuring Harvard scientists who study bacterial resistance, ways to test for viruses, and how bacteria grow. Try making a water-drop microscope, comparing communities of microbes, and drawing microbes.
• Love the Earth, February 14.  Meet Harvard researchers studying how we can design batteries large enough to power a building and investigate what it takes to save endangered species. Try growing crystals, modeling volcanos, and closely looking at an amethyst geode.
• Faraway Worlds, February 15.  Meet Harvard researchers studying how we study the sun and what we hope to learn from missions to Mars. Try investigating light, explore what we know about coelacanths and hear the story behind the museum’s Kronosaurus specimen

The 7th annual Sharon Math and Science Tournament (SMST) will be held virtually on March 27, 1PM-6PM. It’s organized each year by a team of Sharon High School students to foster passion for STEM through collaboration and critical thinking. Middle-school students from anywhere are invited to register, individually or in teams of 4-6. For more information, see the flyer, or read the FAQs or email smst.sharonschools@gmail.com.