Summer Programs
Bring Edge on Science to your town! Allow us to create a custom program for your school, library, museum, community or youth group.
Bridge Building
Inside, design, build & load test a take-home, model truss bridge. Outside, team-build four different bridges, including a suspension type.
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | July 6 – 10 July 20 – 24 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Catapult Engineering
“Catapult Engineering is non-stop, hands-on physics fun with a medieval flair.” —mom. Outside, teams build two trebuchets!
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jun 29 – Jul 3 Jul 6 – 10 Jul 13 – 17 |
| Locations | Newton, MA Newton, MA Newton, MA |
Drone & Code
Learn how to code instructions for a drone. Deal with basic laws of motion. Let STEM take flight!
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jun 29 – Jul 3 Jul 6 – 10 Jul 13 – 17 |
| Locations | Newton, MA Newton, MA Newton, MA |
Drone Makerspace
Assemble a drone, tune it and fly it outside. Learn how to fly FPV, wearing goggles, by simulating on a computer.
| Rising grades | 6th -9th |
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| Sessions | None |
| Locations |
Galileo’s Astronomy
Experiment with optics and then assemble a telescope. Take it outside and make discoveries the way Galileo did.
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jul 13 – 17 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Hydraulics Makerspace
Your child learns how a hydraulic system is used to transmit power and then builds model hydraulic machines!
| Rising grades | 4th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jun 29 – Jul 3 July 27 – 31 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Microscope Adventures
Examine the world around us, up close, then borrow from nature to invent things. Biomimicry that is.
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jun 29 – Jul 3 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Summer Rocket Blast Off
Design, build, test & fly your own model rocket. Use simulation software to test different designs, motors and flight conditions.
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | July 13 – 17 July 27 – 31 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Super Science Sampler
Children get to explore many branches of applied science and engineering through fun experimentation, demonstrations, games and challenges.
| Rising grades | 3d – 5th |
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| Sessions | June 29 – Jul 3 July 20 – 24 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Whales n’ Things
Join marine biologist Lindsay Hirt and dive into marine ecology. Explore the wonders of the seacoast and join a whale watch excursion.
| Rising grades | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jul 27 – 31 |
| Locations | TBA, MA |
