The LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school FIRST Robotics team, traveled to Houston April 17-20 to compete in the FIRST World Championship — an international competition that caps the FIRST robotics competition season. This was the first time in six years that the LigerBots had qualified for “the Worlds” — joining 600 other teams from 58 countries. The LigerBots qualified for the FIRST Championship by exceling in tough qualifying events and the New England District Championship: At the Greater Boston Event, the team won the FIRST Impact Award, the most prestigious ..read more

MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering & Science (MITES) provides transformative experiences to bolster confidence, create lifelong community, and build foundations in STEM for highly motivated students in Grades 7-12 from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds in Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence. More than 100 MITES students will be presenting their final projects on May 4, 10AM-3PM, at the Stata Center (MIT Building 32, Vassar Street, Cambridge). Please register by April 29 to assist planning. Areas of focus: 7th grade: Engineering Design 8th grade: Environmental Engineering 9th g ..read more

MassBay Community College will hold its Student STEM Expo on Wednesday, May 8, 1PM-2PM in the Wellesley Hills campus cafeteria (50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills), and virtually May 6 – 10. Students will showcase their STEM work to the MassBay community, local STEM professionals, and the general public. Online visitors can watch prerecorded videos from individual students and student teams. Viewers may leave comments and ask questions, and students will answer  incoming inquiries and engage in conversations with visitors about their projects ..read more

MIT’s Edgerton Center will host the Edgerton Teams Showcase on April 9, 4PM-5PM, in Lobby 13 (77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge), where 16 student teams will present their current projects. The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team will unveil its latest creation, Gemini, and the MIT Motorsports Team will unveil its MY2024 race car. For more information, email Peggy at peysenba@mit.edu. Participating teams: Arcturus (Roboboat), AssistiveTechnology Club, ChemE Cube, Combat RoboticsClub, Design Build Fly, Electric Vehicle Team, First NationsLaunch,  MIT Radio Society WIMX, MITERS, Motorsports,&nbs ..read more

The Acton-Boxborough Math Competition (ABMC) will take place on April 6, 8AM-2PM, at R.J. Grey Junior High School (16 Charter Road, Acton). It’s a Mathcounts-style competition open to students in Grades K-8, competing individually or in teams of 2-4. Register online  as an individual competitor, a pre-registered team, or an individual to be randomly assigned to a team. The cost is $20 if registered online or $25 if registered in-person at the competition. Prizes are awarded to high-scoring individuals and teams. ABMC will also host a free online contest with the same format as the on-site ..read more

Acera School (5 Lowell Ave, Winchester) will host its Math Festival on Sunday, April 7, 10AM to 12PM for students in Grades K-12. It’s a free event of math and logic-themed games designed to inspire creative reasoning and collaborative problem-solving. Parents/guardians with their kids are all welcome — and invited to bring friends. Register online. Math challenges include: Algebra on Squares, Chocolate Fix, Game of Amazons, Hexahexaflexagons, Jumping Frogs, Jumping Julia, Mosaics, Rook’s Move, Skyscrapers, and Tower of Hanoi ..read more

HMSC will host the Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard on April 7, 1PM-4PM, at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge) and Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge ..read more

From Newton North HS Senior Davis R: This weekend, the LigerBots, Newton’s dual-high-school robotics team, finished strongly at Bridgewater State University for their first New England District Qualifier. After two fierce days of competition and overcoming a series of technical challenges, the team placed as a finalist out of 36 teams. In addition, the LigerBots won the Engineering Inspiration Award. This is only the beginning. Tomorrow, the LigerBots will be back in the shop, taking lessons from the competition to make strategic improvements. This will prepare them for the next competition, t ..read more

Blue Hill Observatory will offer a free webinar, Solar Eclipse 2024, on March 12 at 6:30PM, about the solar eclipse coming on April 8. The webinar features host Tim Kelley and climate scientist Dr. Tamara Ledley. The Blue Hill Observatory will also host an in-person Eclipse Viewing Event on April 8 at 2PM. (donation $30, or $20 for students and seniors). Register here for either or both events ..read more

Registration is open for Summer Science Weeks at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street, Cambridge): July 15-19: Museum Makers (entering Grades 1-3) July 15-19: The Ins and Outs of Skeletons (entering Grades 4-6) July 22-26: Blue Planet: Life at Sea (entering Grades 3-5) July 22-26: Exploring Life on a Page (entering Grades 6-8) July 29-August 2: Spineless Wonders (entering Grades 1-3) July 29-August 2: Grab Your Sketchbook (entering Grades 4-6) August 5-9: Amazing Animals (entering Grades 1-3) August 5-9: Invertebrate Investigators (entering Grades 4-6) August 12-16: Un ..read more