Science Club for Girls in Cambridge offers free, experiential activities in STEM for K-8 girls — prioritizing those who are underrepresented in STEM by race and socioeconomic factors. SCFG is now hiring a Program Manager to join their team managing science clubs (Grades K-8) and Junior Mentors (Grades 8-12) as well as assisting in the weekly live science show, SCFGLive. Here’s the job description and how to apply.
Grades 7-12: Register Now for MIT’s Summer Virtual HSSP, July 10-Aug 14
Students entering Grades 7-12 (plus those who just graduated) are invited to register for MIT’s Summer HSSP, which will run virtually on six Saturdays, 1PM-5PM, July 10 – August 14. Students can take 3-week classes or 6-week classes, or both. Register by June 25 with your preferences for classes to be entered in the lottery for class assignment. The total cost is $40, regardless of the number of classes taken, and generous need-based financial aid is available. The fee is paid after the lottery results are announced, during the period in which remaining seats may be reserved on a first-come/first-served basis. For more information, email summer-hssp@mit.edu. HSSP is run by MIT students, this year Zooming from far and wide to offer 41 courses (plus more to be added later), including these STEM-related ones:
- Fun with Algorithms!
- Programming Robot Arms to Move Objects
- Introduction to Programming with R
- Intro to Programming in Python
- Sharing Secrets: An Introduction to Cryptography
- Intro to Graph Theory
- Type Theory and Formal Verification
- Functions and Graphs made Easy
- Demographic Dynamics in Human Populations
- Women’s Health
- Environmental Pollution
- Nuclear Fusion: Infinite, Clean Energy?
- Human Identification through DNA Typing
- Intro to Electronics
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes!
- Great and Small: Crazy Electrons
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- The Science of Happiness
- How the Brain Learns: Cognitive Study Skills
- Intro to Microbial Genomics
- Why Things Freeze/Boil (Spoiler: Gravity, Mostly)
- How Neurons Talk
- The (Not So) Many Faces of Biotech
- STEM Lecture Series
New England Aquarium: 1 Online Event June 21, and 3 In-Person Films
The New England Aquarium and the Lowell Institute will host Harvard Kennedy School Prof. Cornell William Brooks on June 21 at 6:30PM for a free online conversation on The Call of the Wild in Our Cities — an historical and local calling for citizen activism to protect our environment. Register here.
The Aquarium is also showing three 22-minute films on a regular basis in its Simons Theatre: Great White Shark, Turtle Odyssey, and Ocean Odyssey. Read synopses and reserve tickets here.
Boston Tech Mom: Summer STEM Events (and More) for Kids
Boston Tech Mom has a new post, STEM Events for Kids, Summer 2021, that’s a terrific catalogue of at-home activities, online resources, and several camps, classes, and events — mostly virtual but some in-person.
Newton Community Education Summer Classes for Kids
Newton Community Ed is offering these STEM-related programs for kids this summer:
- 3D Printing, Coding, and Design
- A Movie of You
- Adventures in Nature
- Animation Studio
- Bridge to Calculus (formerly Pre-Calculus)
- Camp Invention
- Circuitry 101
- Crack that Code: Cryptography & Security
- Designing Mobile Apps
- Engineering Face-Off
- Engineering Workshop: Build Electronics
- Engineering Workshop: Build Robots
- Hands-On Electronics
- Interactive Electronics
- Intro to Programming: Scratch
- Intro to Python
- Introduction to Java
- LEGO Engineering
- LEGO Robotics
- Lights, Camera, Action! (formerly Art & Science Mashup)
- Math Discovery
- Minecraft Mania 1 and 2
- Minecraft Modding
- Python Multiplayer Games
- Roblox
- Robotics 101
- Robotics with micro:bit
- Rocket Science 2021
- Science Exploration
- Science Scramble
- Space Lab
- Web Development
- Wicked Cool Vet School
“e” Inc. is Hiring Full-time Plant Science Educators
“e” Inc. in Charlestown is seeking to immediately hire full-time Plant Science educators for K-12 programs at diverse urban sites in the greater Boston area. Educators will receive training and supervision in their learning and teaching of “e” Inc.’s project-based, hands-on plant-science curricula. Those who have experience teaching in schools or after-school programs and are confident in managing classroom behavior are encouraged to apply. Send cover letter about your teaching experience, resume, and three teaching references to drickystern@einc-action.org. Training starts June 28.
Partial Annular Solar Eclipse at Sunrise, June 10
The solar system will be presenting a free, annular solar eclipse on June 10, just after sunrise. As viewed in Newton, it will be a partial eclipse, with the moon covering about 73 percent of the sun. It will begin before sunrise (5:07AM), reach maximum coverage at 5:33AM, and end at 6:32AM. Registration is not required. In case of clouds, the event will not be canceled but will not be visible from Newton. Follow these safety tips and never look at the sun directly, even during the eclipse.
Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest is Online This Year, June 15-17
The annual Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest celebrating high-school inventors nationwide will be held virtually this year over three days, June 15-17. Use that link to view daily agendas and to register for the online events.
UMass Lowell: Free, Virtual Cyber Security Summer Camp, Grades 9-12
UMass Lowell Center for Internet Security and Forensics Education and Research will offer the free, online GenCyber High School Student Virtual Summer Camp on Cybersecurity, July 12-23, 9AM-Noon daily to up to 80 students in Grades 9-12. No prior experience in programming or cybersecurity is required. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. For more information, email gencyberuml@gmail.com.
FSU Planetarium Online — AstroNights Live: A Star’s Life, June 16
The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University continues its free, virtual planetarium AstroNights events for families (ages 7+) with an online presentation, A Star’s Life, at a new date and time — June 16 at 7:30PM. In a 30-minute presentation (followed by Q&A session), learn about the vast time scales and events of the lives of stars. View the presentation on Zoom (registration required) or the Christa McAuliffe YouTube channel, where you can view recordings of previous AstroNights events.