Category Archives: Events

Framingham State University: Free Planetarium Shows

Events

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University opens its planetarium for free public presentations on the third Friday of each month (except April), and will cycle among three new series, each month with a new topic.  Space is limited, and pre-registration is strongly recommended. Arrive on campus 20 minutes early (directions and parking). Registration links will be available here two weeks before each show.

  • Family Night (5:30 and 6:30PM):  For families with children ages 6+. September 15 (Cassini’s Grand Finale, register now for 5:30 or 6:30), October 20 (The Night Sky: Yours to Discover), December 15 (Holiday Skies)
  • Late Nite Skies (7PM): For adults and teens 14+.  November 17 (Back to the Moon for Good), January 19 (Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter)
  • The Stellar Nursery (6PM): For children 5 years and younger, with their caregivers. February 16 (Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me).

Register for STEM Events During HUBweek, Oct. 10

Events

Registration is open for this year’s HUBweek (October 10-15) series of events around Boston, including the following STEM-related events:

October 10

October 11

October 12

October 13

Buy a Rubber Ducky for ‘e’ Inc.’s Duck Dash Fundraiser, Oct. 14

Events

e, Inc. will hold a rubber ducky race — the Duck Dash — on Saturday, October 14, 11AM-3PM, rain or shine on the Little Mystic Channel in the Charlestown Navy Yard at 114 16th Street, Boston. The race will start at 1:30PM and there will also be music, food, games, and science activities. This is a fundraiser for the Environment Science Discovery and Action Museum‘s upcoming exhibit, Our Home, featuring ideas for design homes in response to the challenges of climate change. Buy a rubber duck for $10 per duck (or more, with discounts!) and hope that you have one that wins a prize (top prize $350, with more to be announced soon).

Project Learning Tree Workshop: Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood, Sept. 9

Events, Opportunities

Project Learning Tree will present a professional-development workshop for teachers of ages 3-6 — Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood (PreK-K) — at Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle on September 9, 10AM-1:30PM.  Cost is $16 per person.   For questions or to register (by September 2), contact Gini Traub at Gini.Traub@state.ma.us or 413-584-6788.  Project Learning Tree’s award-winning environmental-education program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

This Month and This Fall: STEM at Newton Community Education

Events, Opportunities

Registration is still available for these Newton Community Education STEM-related courses this month at Newton North HS:

  • Big Dig:  Budding paleontologists, geologists, and archaeologists in Grades K-3. 1-4PM daily. August 7-11.
  • Creative Computing:  Arduino and Raspberry Pi for new and returning students in Grades 6-8.  9AM-noon daily. August 7-11, August 14-18.
  • Mad Science Junior:  Activities to explore science and its impact on the world, for Grades 4-6. 9AM-noon daily. August 7-11, August 14-18.
  • Rocket Science 2017:  Design and use the Viking research rocket. Grades 1-4. 9AM-4PM daily. August 7-11, August 21-25.

And you can now register online for these Newton Community Education STEM-related courses this fall:

Classes meeting weekly for elementary school students:

  • 3-D Printing & Design: Grades 3-5; Wednesdays at Bowen; Thursdays at Mason-Rice
  • App Inventors: Grades 3-5; Mondays at Zervas, Tuesdays at Mason-Rice; Thursdays at Bowen; Fridays at Angier
  • Coding with Scratch: Grades 3-5; Mondays at Underwood; Wednesdays at Ward; Thursdays at Peirce; Fridays at Horace Mann
  • Earth, Space, Sea, & Chemistry: Grades 1-3; Mondays at Countryside; Wednesdays at Franklin, Lincoln Eliot, Underwood, and Williams; Thursdays at Horace Mann and Mason Rice; Fridays at Bowen, Burr, and Zervas
  • Girls STEAM Squad: Grades 1-3; Mondays at Bowen and Ward; Thursdays at Franklin and Underwood; Fridays at Cabot (Carr) and Countryside
  • Landscape Architecture: Grades 2-5; Mondays at Mason Rice
  • Learn with LEGOs: Grades K-1; Mondays at Angier; Tuesdays at Bowen and Williams; Wednesdays at Mason Rice; Thursdays at Cabot (Carr), Countryside, and Peirce; Fridays at Franklin, Horace Mann, and Underwood
  • LEGO Master Builders: Grades K-4; October 21 at NSHS
  • Math Mania: Grades 3-5; Mondays at Lincoln Eliot; Tuesdays at Underwood; Wednesdays at Cabot (Carr); Thursdays at Burr; Fridays at Williams
  • Next Gen LEGO Robotics: Grades 3-5; Thursdays at Cabot (Carr); Fridays at Burr and Countryside

Classes meeting weekly for middle-school students:

  • 3-D Print a Cell Phone Stand: Grades 6-8; Fridays at Brown
  • Java Coding with Minecraft Modding: Grades 6-8; Tuesdays at Brown
  • Learn to Code with Scratch: Grades 6-8; Tuesdays at Day

And classes meeting on a few specific dates:

  • Early-Release Science Days: Grades 1-4; September 27, November 2, and December 7 at Bowen, Horace Mann, Underwood, and Zervas
  • Family Night Under the Stars: Ages 7+ with adult; October 27
  • Early-Release Science Days: Grades 1-4; September 27, November 2, and December 7 at Bowen, Horace Mann, Underwood, and Zervas
  •  Volcano Makers: Grades K-4; November 18 at NSHS

Newton Free Library STEM Events in August

Events

The Newton Free Library will host the following STEM events in June. Except as noted, space for these events is limited, and you must pick up tickets 15 minutes beforehand at the Children’s Desk.

MIT Women in Chemistry to Host ‘Scientist for a Day!’ for Middle-School Girls, Aug. 19

Events

MIT Women in Chemistry will host its second annual Scientist for a Day! camp for middle-school girls on August 19, 1:00-4:30PM on the MIT campus.  This outreach event will include chemistry demonstrations and hands-on experiments and is open to 30 girls who will be entering Grades 5-8 in the fall. Here’s a post about last year’s event.  While it’s free, a $10 donation is suggested for the cost of materials. Advance registration is required. To register, you must fill in this online form and also mail in original, signed media release and liability release forms to the address on the online-form page. For more information, email wic-outreach@mit.edu.

Girl Scouts Seek Presenters and Workshops for ‘Geek is GLAM’ Event, Oct. 14

Events, Opportunities

The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, in partnership with Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will host the fifth annual Geek is GLAM STEM expo for girls in Grades 4-8 on Saturday, October 14, 8AM-5:15PM on the WPI campus. They are now seeking participants for:

  • Hands-on, interactive workshops
  • Career-panel workshops
  • Exhibits and demonstrations

as well as donations and sponsors for the event. Sign up soon, so you can be included in the Geek is GLAM publicity when registration opens in late August. More details about participating are in this form, which you can indicate your interest. For more information, email Tammy Breen at TBreen@gscwm.org.