It's your turn to change the world. That's the theme of the 2013 Google Science Fair! Teens ages 13-18 are encouraged to enter as individuals or in teams of 2 or 3 people. Entries rewuire a Google accoutn and a parental permission, and the deadline will be April 30, 2013.
Maritime Gloucester has planned a fulfilling and fun week of programs for kids during April Vacation 2013. The programs are geared towards learning about life in the sea, and on it! Daily session are offered through the week, and offerings will be split by age - pre-K through 1st grade and grades 2-5. These sessions are part story, part presentation and part art or craft project. Kids will learn about sea life, sail and wind power, lobstering and more!
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire is now taking registrations for new preschool and homeschool science classes that begin on March 7, 2013. Each 6-week session includes hands-on experiments, lessons and creative projects under the instruction of a museum educator, and classes are separated into pre-school grouping and homeschooled children ages 5½-9.
Did you know that MIT offers a huge catalog of free online courses where you can earn certificates of mastery of a subject from MIT? They offer over 2000 courses ranging from Sciences & Humantities to Management & Engineering. Well, they also offer a course selection for teens looking to get a taste of what MIT has to offer, as well as help them prepare for their AP exams.
Did you know that this week is National Geographic's Geography Awareness Week? NG is challenging you to gain a better understanding of your own community through studying it's geography! Kids are encouraged to form teams of friends and family to explore their own neighborhood with NG's 'Mission: Explore' guidelines. Using the guidelines, team members will develop and improve geography skills: storytelling, photography, mapping and becoming involved.
Spotting fireflies is a special part of warm summer nights, but lately, they seem to be disappearing from our landscape. The Museum of Science Boston is once again teaming up with researchers from Tufts University and Fitchburg State College to track these amazing insects, with vital help from volunteers like you. Sign up today and get out in the field and observe.
An astronomical transit is when one atronomical body can be viewed passing in front of another astronomical body from a vantage point on Earth. We can view moons transiting Jupiter or other planets, and even watch transits of the space station across our own moon! On June 5, 2012 at sunset on the East Coast of North America the planet Venus will make its final transit across the face of the sun as seen from Earth until the year 2117. This is an exciting astronomical event that kids will love to experience, especially if they are into space and science!
Everybody has a question. What's yours? That's the best place to start for an entry into the Google Science Fair - the worlds largest online science competition! Using the Scientific Method, kids 13-18 are encouraged to share their vision and and their discoveries with the world through an entry into the 2012 Fair.
The Cambridge Science Festival 2013 is encouraging kids 5-14 to take their Curiosity Challenge! Most great scientists, innovators and explorers are curious at their core, which drives their desire. How could you possibly cure cancer? Is there life beyond planet Earth? What tools can be used to solve problems without direct human interaction? Questions like these lead to the eagerness to acquire answers through gaining more knowledge - that is the true nature of a scientist!
