BioBuilder Workshops for Ages 10-14: Kids Who Clone

Events

BioBuilder Learning Lab will offer three workshops at LearningLab (700 Main Street, Cambridge) for students in ages 10-14. The cost is $35 per student and no charge for chaperones attending with them. Click the dates below for details and to register. For more information, email Kelley Klor at kelley@biobuilder.org.

Jr. Tech’s Girls STEM Summit, Mar. 31

Events

Jr. Tech will sponsor a Girls STEM Summit at Wentworth Institute of Technology (550 Huntington Ave, Boston) on March 31, 8AM-4PM.  It’s aimed at young women in Grades 8-12 who love STEM and would like to learn about emerging STEM careers.  Sponsors include NationalGrid, SIM Boston, and Waters.  Registration fee is $67 and includes lunch. This event has sold out in previous years, so we’re posting about it early.

MetroWest STEM Education Network Meeting, Jan. 23

Events

All are welcome to attend the next quarterly meeting of the MetroWest STEM Education Network will be held on January 23, 8:15-10:30AM at
Wellesley College College Club (727 Washington Street, Wellesley). Topics include aligning out-of-school learning with in-school learning, opportunities for STEM industry involvement, and community updates about local STEM activities. This free event includes a light breakfast and time for networking. Register here for the meeting.

Amateur Radio at New England Sci-Tech, Jan. 8

Events, Opportunities

New England Sci-Tech is a non-profit STEM education center and maker space on the Natick/Wellesley line (16 Tech Circle in Natick). On Tuesdays, it hosts training, exams, gatherings, and contests for amateur-radio enthusiasts. The next meeting will be on January 8, starting at 6PM for activities, pizza, and hanging out. You can join in remotely through this video link (but you’ll have to bring your own pizza!). For more information, contact Rishi Bhagat at KC1BKX or bhagat.rishi@yahoo.com.

Free STEM Workshop for High-School Students: How to Read a Scientific Paper

Opportunities

STEM Inspiration Organization (S.I.O.) will host a free STEM workshop for high-school students — The Complex Task of Reading Scientific Papers — on January 12, 3PM-5:30PM, in Waltham. In this workshop focusing on biology and neuroscience, a researcher will teach students skills usually taught in college for analyzing professional journal articles. To register, go here, then click on “Sign Up,” then click on “3:00PM,” then click on “Next,” fill out the form, then click “Book It.”

S.I.O. is composed of high school students from many towns in Metrowest Boston. As a non-profit organization, S.I.O. aims to engage community members in STEM topics to further their understanding and to inspire students to consider careers in STEM fields. For more information, email contact@steminspiration.org.

STEM Courses at Newton Community Education

After School, Vacation Programs

Newton Community Education will offer STEM courses for kids of all ages this winter. Register now at newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999.