Registration is open for LexHacks High School Hackaton. Come take the challenge, build your skills or learn new ones, make new friends, enjoy free food and grab some swag. No programming experience required! Equipped with hackable hardware (Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
Who: High School Students Where: Lexington High School When: Saturday, November 3, 2018 Cost: Free: All meals and snacks are provided! Register Here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates
Hack UMass Application deadline is today! One of the biggest and best hackathons in New England, a 36 hour event with an expected 900 people. Don't worry if you're a beginner, there is a dedicated area with mentors and resources.
This event is just for software hackers, bring your ideas to life utilizing their fully stocked hardware table, which includes 3D printers, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, Oculus Rifts, circuit components, and quadcopters. Feast on free food at UMass' #1 rated campus food dining hall where all dietary restrictions are accommodated! Who: Students are welcome but if you're under 18 you need to bring a signed parental consent Where: Integrative Learning Center at UMass Amherst When: October 12 - 14, 2018 Application Deadline is today, September 24, 2018, apply here
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To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Try out innovative video games and play a variety of tabletop games at Boston FIG Fest 2018 (Festival of Indie Games)
When: Saturday, September 29, 2018; 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Where: Johnson Athletics Center, MIT, Cambridge Cost: General Admission $15, Kids under 12 Free, Discounts for groups of 4 More information and tickets here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates How do you see Biotechnology in your life? Submit a video that is 30 seconds to 3 minutes for a chance to win $10,000 for your school through Biogen Foundation Spark Video Contest.
Who: Middle & High School Students When: Submissions open Sep 14 - Dec 17, 2018; voting begins Mar 1, 2019 Why: 20 videos will move to the voiting round earning $1,000 for their school, grand prise winners will receive $10,000 for their school and 3 GoPro video camera for the students who created and starred in the winning videos. Enter Submission here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates The YouthCities L3 Innovation Challenge is a 10-week program that explores entrepreneurship in the context of larger organizations. The Design Challenge Bootcamp, introducing students into innovation, design thinking, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and prototyping. Set up to somewhat mimic a 24-hour hackathon spread out over 7 weeks, students are role playing as employees of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Innovation Team to address a central challenge issued. Beyond a tech hack, students are challenged to work in teams and figure out how to leverage technology to address a user-driven need, not just focus solely on creating the technology itself.
Where: LabCentral, Cambridge When: Oct 3 - Nov 14, 2018 Registration Deadline: Sep 26th, students selected will be notified Sep 29th, register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Saturdays this fall will bring inquisitive 9th - 12th grade students to the Yale campus for the Sprout program. Sprout offers students the opportunity to choose classes of interest, which are taught by Yale students. An example of classes running this fall include: Introduction to Creative Writing, Media and Mindfulness, and Computer Arithmetic. The program is run on three consecutive Saturdays and attendance all three weeks is mandatory.
Registration is currently open Who: 9th - 12th grade student Where: Yale University When: Sep 29, Oct 7 & Oct 13 Cost: $45, including lunch. Full need-based financial aid is available. Register here To keep up on STEM Happenings throughout New England follow: STEM Advocates at www.mySTEMresource.com and on Facebook and Twitter @STEMAdvocates Cascade is a free program offered through MIT Educational Studies Program (ESP) for students in 9th or 10th grade from local partner Boston area schools. Students will choose two of six core classes which they will take every Saturday for five weeks. Class choices are:
The program includes free lunch and CharlieCards. If you are interested in Cascade, please encourage your school or one of your teachers to contact [email protected] or call 617-253-4882. Who: 9th or 10th grade students at local partner Boston area schools What: Cascade, Student Applications are now Open! Where: MIT's main campus When: Saturday's from 10:30-3pm, October 6th - November 3rd Cost: Free for all students
Do you love to cook? Are you interested in science? As a graduate of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts, I have always been interested in food science. Now, you have an opportunity to explore science through Harvard University's free online course Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science!
Join Pia Sorensen, Dave Weitz and Michael Brenner, a chemist, a physicist and an applied math mathematician; all professors of Harvard University's John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as they teach scientific principals through cooking. Classes are taught with famous chefs and the course has visiting guests which include Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking The Science and Lore of The Kitchen and famous chefs:
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