The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University has moved its free planetarium events for families from onsite to online in its Dome to Home: AstroNights program. Their next live virtual event will be June 12 at 7PM. You can view recordings of previous events on their YouTube playlist.
Edge on Science: Safe, In-Person Summer STEM Programs
Edge on Science will offer safe, in-person, week-long summer STEM programs at Lasell University in Newton. Choose among eight tracks: Super Science Sampler, Drone & Code, Summer Rocket Blast Off, Catapult Engineering, Bridge Building, the Hydraulics Makerspace, Galileo’s Astronomy and Microscope Adventures. Under its COVID-19 rules and guidelines, enrollment is limited to 8 students per program and programs are designed to allow students to remain 2 meters apart. High-school students may apply to be Counselors-in-Training (see FAQ #6). For more information, call 315-773-5673.
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture: Summer Science Weeks
The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will offer week-long virtual Summer Science Week programs with live Zoom programs followed by at-home activities for children entering Grades 1-6. With each Zoom session about 40-50 minutes, the programs will take a total of one to two hours per day, depending on your child’s level of interest. Programs are limited to 10 students each. Cost is $65 ($58 for HMSC members). Registration for each program closes one week beforehand. For more information, email reservations@hmsc.harvard.edu.
Grades 1-2 at 9:30AM and Grades 3-4 at 10:30AM:
- Spineless Wonders: June 22-26 or August 3–7
- Space!: June 29–July 3 or August 10–14
- Earth Explorers: July 13–17 or July 20–24
Grades 4-6 at 9:30AM:
- The Ins and Outs of Skeletons: July 27–31 or August 17–21
Jane Street’s 8th Annual ‘Women in STEM’ Program, July 27-28
Jane Street Capital — a quantitative trading firm in New York City — will host its eighth annual Women in STEM event virtually over two days, July 27-28, inviting selected women graduating from high school in 2020 to learn about the firm and how it uses math, computer science, and probability in its business. Apply by July 5. For more information, email womeninstem@janestreet.com.
Apply to Join TiE’s Young Entrepreneur’s Program, 2020-21
The TiE Young Entrepreneurs is a rigorous, six-month extracurricular program for students in Grades 9-12 to foster skills in building a startup. It uses a proven curriculum in entrepreneurship and business acceleration, taught by experts in the field, to help students tackle real-world problems. Along the way, it helps students identify and develop pathways to reach personal and professional goals. This year, TYE will offer a fully immersive, virtual program. Space is limited, and applications are due August 15. TYE will host a free informational webinar, 11AM to Noon on June 13 (registration required).
Innovation & Biotech in the Time of COVID-19, June 2
On June 2, 1:30PM-2:15PM, LabCentral will host another of its free online sessions about Innovation & Biotech in the Time of COVID-19. This session will feature C. A. Webb of the Kendall Square Association and Gerhard Koenig of ARKUDA Therapeutics. Registration is required.
Science Club for Girls: Free Online Shows
Science Club for Girls has broadcast six online sessions of its weekly science show, SCFG Live!: Spring Into STEM, with hands-on activities, videos, podcasts, and virtual tours. Recordings of these shows are available on SCFG’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, the SCFG website, and the public-access television stations of Somerville, Cambridge, Lawrence, Lowell, Boston, and Brookline. New live shows will start the week of June 12.
Museum of Science #MOSatHome Schedule, June 1-5
Boston’s Museum of Science offers free live online sessions with museum educators the week of June 1-5, with similar events scheduled at the same times in future weeks. Register via the link above for these:
- Coolest Science Stories: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12PM.
- Science in Action: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1PM, including Water is Weird, and Playing with Polymers.
- Virtual Planetarium: Tuesday at 1PM, Friday at 2PM, including Exploring Space and The Sky Tonight.
- STEM Beyond School: Monday through Thursday at 2PM: At-home engineering activities, including Exploring Computers and a Weekly STEM Challenge, using the Museum’s EiE curriculum.
- Ask a Scientist: Monday through Friday at 3PM and Tuesday at 12PM: Q&A panels on topics such as marvelous mammals, human evolution, lightning, and space exploration.
- Live Animals: Thursday at 1PM, What’s That Smell?
Mad Science: Free Global Online Event, June 5
Mad Science will host a free worldwide online event, Blast Off with Mad Science, on June 5, 3PM-4PM, featuring four space-themed experiments you can do at home during the webinar, plus a Q&A session with former NASA astronaut Barbara Morgan. Space is limited, and registration is first-come, first-served. For more info, call 781-806-0472 or email info@MadScienceNorthBoston.com.
iCode: Summer Camps, both Online and Onsite
iCode (73 Central Street in Wellesley) is offering summer camps for ages 6-18 — both online and onsite — in the areas of AI & Machine Learning, Multiplayer Game Development, 3D Printing & Product Design, Robotics, Game Development & Design, App Creation, Digital Artwork Creation, YouTube Production, Minecraft, Roblox, and coding for high school students. Click the links above for schedules, details, and how to register. Rigorous safety protocols will be followed for onsite camps.