Among the 41 high-school teams competing this year’s Harvard Invitational (Division C) Science Olympiad, Newton South HS placed 8th and Newton North HS placed 16th.
In the results for specific events, Newton South placed 2nd in “Fermi Questions” and 4th in “It’s About Time,” and Newton North HS placed 3rd in both “Chemistry Lab” and “Environmental Chemistry.”
Tufts University offers programs, both during school-year breaks and in the summer, for Grades 1-6 and Grades 7-9. For more information, email precollege@tufts.edu or call 617-627-2926. Registration opens February 15 for these STEM-related programs:
The Discovery Museum in Acton has announced the 2023 Discovery Museum Scholarship program, which will award four one-time $1,500 scholarships to Massachusetts high school juniors or seniors who embody the mission and values of the Museum. For one of the four awards, preference will be given to Discovery Museum past or current employees or volunteers. Video or written applications are being accepted until March 31.
The 18th annual Teen Summer Expo — where parents and teens (Grades 6-12) can get to know a range of camps, enrichment programs, and summer activities — will be held on February 6, 5:30PM-8PM at the cafeteria in Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Rd). STEM programs that will be attending the expo are listed here. Snow date: February 8. It’s free and open to all. Register here.
The Boston Malacological Club is the second-oldest continuously active shell club in the U.S. It meets in in Room 101 of the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology (26 Oxford Street, Cambridge). Guests are welcome, and the meetings are kid-friendly. At the next meeting, on February 7, 7:30-9:30PM, the topic will be shelling adventures in Sanibel Island, Florida and the Bahamas.
Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street, Cambridge) will host it’s I ♥ Science Festival on February 11, 1PM-4PM. Meet amateur and professional scientists who study and collect mushrooms, shells, insects, and minerals. Talk with experts who create chocolate and grow carnivorous plants. Design an imaginary insect or craft a button to display your passion for exploration. Free with museum admission.
On Friday, February 24, 10AM-Noon, Northeastern University’s Engineering for Everyone Expo will return in-person, in a new location — the Cabral Center at the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute (40 Leon St, Boston). Students of all ages — and particularly those in Grades K-8 with their parent/guardian — are invited to have fun and learn about engineering through a variety of activities, experiments, and demonstrations. It’s free. Pre-register here.
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host a free evening of stargazing and observation on February 24, 6PM-7:30PM (weather permitting), in FSU’s O’Connor parking lot by Maynard Road in Framingham. For more information, email cmc@framingham.edu.
The Broad Institute now invites the public to book tours of its new museum, the Broad Discovery Center (415 Main Street, Cambridge), for groups of 10 or more, using this calendar. In addition, the museum hosts drop-in tours for individuals and smaller groups at 11AM, Monday through Wednesday each week.
MIT’s MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) offers two programs for current Grade 11 students:
See the FAQs. Applications are due by February 1, and teachers’ recommendations are due by February 15.