On November 17, 6PM-8PM, the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will offer a free online screening of the documentary Entangled, about efforts to save the North Atlantic right whales, followed by a Q&A webinar with the director of this award-winning film. It’s recommended for ages 18+. Register here for the Zoom link.

If you miss this event, the New England Aquarium and the Lowell Institute will offer free online screening of Entangled, followed by a similar panel discussion, on December 1.  Registration details will be announced soon.

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will present a free, online, family-friendly event, the Fabulous Fungus Fair, on November 14, 2PM-3:30PM. Register for Zoom link.

The American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting Dream-Build-Create, a program throughout November offering free online screenings of the documentary Dream Big: Engineering Our World plus several inspiring virtual career panels with engineers. Register to receive Vimeo links and passcodes to:

• View the Dream Big documentary (in English, Spanish, or closed-captioned) during any of these 24-hour periods:  November 10, 14, 17, or 24.
• Join online panel discussions led by young, diverse engineers making a difference:
  • Women in Engineering: November 10, 1PM
  • Cities of the Future: November 10, 7PM
  • Black Engineers: November 12, 5:30PM
  • El Futuro se Diseña/The Future is Designed (in Spanish) November 19, 3PM
  • Chats with Change Makers featuring Avery Bang: November 20, 2PM (must sign up for the secure link for this event)
  • Engineering Extravaganza: November 24, 4PM

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will present a free, online, family-friendly event, Animal Snack Time: Amphibians and Reptiles on November 4, 3PM-3:45PM. Register by 1PM for the Zoom link.

Empow Studios will present a webinar, How Video Games Provide Learning Opportunities for Your Kids, on November 4 at 5PM. Empow Studio’s video-game experts will discuss the latest research, what kids can learn when they are engaged in video games, and ways that parents can support such learning. Empow Studios offers STEM programs, after school and in the summer, for ages 7-15, in Newton, Lexington, and online.

MIT Splash will be held virtually November 14-15, during which students in Grades 9-12 take mini-courses taught by MIT undergraduates (10AM-9PM on Saturday and 9AM-6PM on Sunday). The first-round lottery registration has ended, and now the second-round registration is open, on a first-come/first-served basis, until November 5. More info here.

The Massachusetts Envirothon is a competition for teams of high school students to explore natural resources with a focus on hands-on, team-oriented problem solving and community involvement. In past years, Newton North HS’s team has performed extraordinarily well in this competition. This year, it’s all virtual, including the final competition in May.  Also, the Envirothon will be hosting a series of free webinars broadcast on weekday afternoons through December and recorded for later viewing, as well:

• Imagine a World Without Water
• Keynote:  Climate Change and Water in Massachusetts
• Gray/Green Infrastructure
• Careers with Trees,
• Using Maps to Explore our World Together
• Weathering the Drought
• Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources
• Nature for Climate Resilience: Managing and Protecting Water
• Municipal Water- Managing a Drinking Water Supply
• Tree Measurement
• Tree Identification

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is offering its Science on Saturdays programs virtually this year, and registration is NOT required. The programs are free and designed for children aged 5-17, their parents, and teachers. On Saturday, October 31 at 10AM, the program will be Our Amazing Atmosphere & Its Gases. Learn about the gases that make up the atmosphere, how dry ice can create dense fog, how liquid nitrogen freezes things. and about an aluminum fuel that releases hydrogen when it contacts pure water. Join via this Zoom link and passcode 629820.

Boston College will hold BC Splash virtually — and free — this semester on Sunday, November 8, 10AM-3:15PM.  Splash is a one-day, student-run program in which undergraduates and graduate students teach mini-courses for students in Grades 7-12. Registration is required, and course selection is first-come/first-served. For more information, email bcsplash@gmail.com. STEM-related classes in the course catalog include:

• How to Prove Mathematics
• Intro to Data Structures
• The Physics of Airplanes
• It’s in My Genes: DNA and Plasmids
• Straws and Turtles: Our Global Plastic Pollution Problem
• COVID-19: Impacts on Global Public Health
• Pre-Dental Info Session
• Intro to Psychology
• Cellular Biology 101
• Lasers, Leaves, and Land
• Ocean Conservation:  Sharks —  Why They Matter