2021 Summer Programs
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 | Jun 28 – Jul 2 July 12 – 16 July 26 – 30 Aug 9 – 13 Aug 30 – Sept 3 |
| Locations | Newton, MA Watertown, NY |
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 28 – Jul 2 Jul 12 – 16 Jul 19 – 23 Aug 2-6 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Drone & Code
Learn how to code instructions for a drone. Deal with basic laws of motion. Let STEM take flight!
| Rising grades | 6th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jun 28 – Jul 2 Jul 12 – 16 Aug 9 – 13 Aug 16 – 20 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
3D Printing & Design
Children will design 3D objects in a virtual 3D space and then print their creations.
| Rising grades | 6th -9th |
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| Sessions | Jul 5 – 6 Jul 26 – 30 Aug 9 – 13 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
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 | Aug 2 – 6 |
| 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 | 5th – 9th |
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| Sessions | Jul 5 – 9 Jul 19 – 23 Aug 16 – 20 Aug 30 – Sept 3 |
| Locations | Newton, MA Watertown, NY |
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 | Jul 5 – 9 Jul 26 -30 Aug 16 – 20 |
| 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 | Jul 19 – 23 Aug 2 – 6 Aug 16-20 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
Drone & Code
Learn how to code instructions for a drone. Deal with basic laws of motion. Let STEM take flight!
| Rising grades | 3th – 5th |
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| Sessions | Jul 5 – 9 Jul 19 – 23 Aug 2 – 6 |
| 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 | Aug 16 – 20 |
| Locations | Beverly, 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 | Jun 28 – Jul 2 Jul 12 – 16 Jul 26 – 30 Aug 9 – 13 |
| Locations | Newton, MA |
