Information about the program can be found here. The dates for the escape are January 10th-17th, 2014, with a registration deadline of December 1st. Check it out!!
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| Puerto Rico! |
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Island Life, Art & Nature!
A great local organization called the ART+BIO Collaborative is offering an amazing opportunity to escape winter and explore art and nature in Puerto Rico!
Information about the program can be found here. The dates for the escape are January 10th-17th, 2014, with a registration deadline of December 1st. Check it out!!
Information about the program can be found here. The dates for the escape are January 10th-17th, 2014, with a registration deadline of December 1st. Check it out!!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Discover STEM at Acton-Boxborough Regional HS on November 4th
Looking for a great way to spend your Monday evening?
On November 4th come to the Acton-Boxborough Regional HS cafeteria between 6pm and 8:30pm for the 2013 Discover STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) expo!
Science on the Street will be one of over 30 groups presenting engaging and interactive STEM activities and demonstrations!
More information can be found at the Acton PIP website
Hope to see you there!
On November 4th come to the Acton-Boxborough Regional HS cafeteria between 6pm and 8:30pm for the 2013 Discover STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) expo!
Science on the Street will be one of over 30 groups presenting engaging and interactive STEM activities and demonstrations!
More information can be found at the Acton PIP website
Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
National Chemistry Week & Elements
This week is National Chemistry Week - October 20-26!
Here are some information and activities for grades 4th-6th from the American Chemical Society.
You can learn more about the chemical elements in the world at periodictable.com. This website has fantastic images associated with each element, as well as how they are typically found or used.
The science festival also wants to get more involved with the elements for April! Please share the news below with artists and scientists!
Central Elements is a vivid streetscape of painted storefront windows representing science through the partnership of an expert, artist, and a chemical element. This event is a collaboration of the Cambridge Science Festival, Central Square Business Association, and the Central Square Cultural District to use Central Square as a cultural lab to further the CSF mission to make STEAM accessible, engaging, and fun for all! Each window will represent different chemical elements and include a blurb with more information.
Call for Artists
Looking for artists who work in any medium that could be articulated and displayed in a storefront window. Artist will pair with an expert on their chosen element or molecule.
Call for Experts
Interested in unique science outreach and collaborations with artists and business owners? Help the festival team curate a list of 15-20 interesting elements and molecules for artists to depict. Pair with an artist to take over a storefront window with art and create a blurb description of the element or molecule with the artist.
Minimum commitment: One introductory and brainstorming meeting with full group; 2-3 meetings with your paired artist/expert; stand by your piece on Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 2-4pm.
Please contact Sung Kim sungmi@mit.edu with questions or to express your interest in getting involved! More details to come at: http://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/GetInvolved/Participate.aspx
Here are some information and activities for grades 4th-6th from the American Chemical Society.
You can learn more about the chemical elements in the world at periodictable.com. This website has fantastic images associated with each element, as well as how they are typically found or used.
The science festival also wants to get more involved with the elements for April! Please share the news below with artists and scientists!
Central Elements is a vivid streetscape of painted storefront windows representing science through the partnership of an expert, artist, and a chemical element. This event is a collaboration of the Cambridge Science Festival, Central Square Business Association, and the Central Square Cultural District to use Central Square as a cultural lab to further the CSF mission to make STEAM accessible, engaging, and fun for all! Each window will represent different chemical elements and include a blurb with more information.
Call for Artists
Looking for artists who work in any medium that could be articulated and displayed in a storefront window. Artist will pair with an expert on their chosen element or molecule.
Call for Experts
Interested in unique science outreach and collaborations with artists and business owners? Help the festival team curate a list of 15-20 interesting elements and molecules for artists to depict. Pair with an artist to take over a storefront window with art and create a blurb description of the element or molecule with the artist.
Minimum commitment: One introductory and brainstorming meeting with full group; 2-3 meetings with your paired artist/expert; stand by your piece on Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 2-4pm.
Please contact Sung Kim sungmi@mit.edu with questions or to express your interest in getting involved! More details to come at: http://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/GetInvolved/Participate.aspx
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Science on the Street, BSA, and Upcoming Events!
Over Columbus Day weekend SciStreet visited the Massachusetts Boy Scouts Jamboree at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Over 7,000 scouts and staff from all over New England were challenged with energy and design activities!
Among the challenges were powering a small radio with a battery made out of fruits and vegetables. Groups of scouts experimented with series and parallel circuits, and one group used a total of 8 potatoes and apples to get almost 12 Volts out of the system!
Groups also tried out the Marshmallow Challenge.
Using just 20 strands of spaghetti, 1 meter of masking tape, and 1 meter of string, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure that can hold the marshmallow on top!
Science on the Street goes beyond community festivals. Find us organizing workshops connecting classroom teachers with scientists, and at after school events. Check out new upcoming events where you can find Science on the Street in your community!
Among the challenges were powering a small radio with a battery made out of fruits and vegetables. Groups of scouts experimented with series and parallel circuits, and one group used a total of 8 potatoes and apples to get almost 12 Volts out of the system!
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| Scouts build a battery out of apples, lemons and potatoes! |
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| Starting to string things together in series to increase the voltage. Here are some simple instructions on how to build your own fruit & veggie battery. |
Groups also tried out the Marshmallow Challenge.
Using just 20 strands of spaghetti, 1 meter of masking tape, and 1 meter of string, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure that can hold the marshmallow on top!
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| Teams start the Marshmallow Challenge |
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| The winning tower measured over 100 centimeters! (Troop 14 from Holliston) |
Science on the Street goes beyond community festivals. Find us organizing workshops connecting classroom teachers with scientists, and at after school events. Check out new upcoming events where you can find Science on the Street in your community!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Science on the Street heads to Worcester stART!
This past Sunday Science on the Street teamed up with the Worcester Think Tank and the Art+Bio Collaborative to bring engaging science activities to the Worcester stART on the Street community event.
The event was filled with vendors displaying their artistic creations. Art+Bio Collaborative and Worcester Think Tank blended the lines of art and science with their interactive displays and activities, while Science on the Street staff and volunteers guided children of all ages through the design of paper rockets and launched them hundreds of feet into the air! See if you can make out the rocket just taking off in the first picture below.
For information on upcoming events where you can find Science on the Street, check out the Events page on the Cambridge Science Festival's website under the Science on the Street heading. Speaking of the Cambridge Science Festival, mark your calendars now for next years event which will take place from April 18th-27th, 2014, and check out the call for entries online form if you have a great idea for this years festival!
The event was filled with vendors displaying their artistic creations. Art+Bio Collaborative and Worcester Think Tank blended the lines of art and science with their interactive displays and activities, while Science on the Street staff and volunteers guided children of all ages through the design of paper rockets and launched them hundreds of feet into the air! See if you can make out the rocket just taking off in the first picture below.
For information on upcoming events where you can find Science on the Street, check out the Events page on the Cambridge Science Festival's website under the Science on the Street heading. Speaking of the Cambridge Science Festival, mark your calendars now for next years event which will take place from April 18th-27th, 2014, and check out the call for entries online form if you have a great idea for this years festival!
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| Volunteers watch as a local middle school student tests her rocket design by launching it high into the sky using her own power to compress air through a small diameter pipe. |
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| Event attendees check out the Worcester Think Tank and Art+Bio Collaborative. |
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Hello All,
The summer is in full swing and the Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) team has had some time to relax after a successful festival this past April. My name is Jesse Billingham, and last week I joined the CSF team as the new coordinator for the Science on the Street program (SciStreet). SciStreet is the mobile arm of the CSF that aims to bring engaging Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) activities, exercises and demonstrations to community and cultural events throughout Massachusetts, year-round. I am excited to work with a great team!
This past Monday the SciStreet team was fortunate to participate in Camp Miracles and Magic. This week-long camp invites children from across the region who were born with HIV to a fun and welcoming place. On Monday the campers were able to explore a variety of engaging science activities including building paper rockets, kites, helicopters, and exploring how electrical circuits work with home-made play dough! In addition, Terry Murray "The Inventor Mentor" was on hand with the SciStreet team with his water rockets and cannon which provided a lot of fun and a nice way to cool off!
For information on upcoming Science on the Street events, please visit the Science on the Street website, and follow the CSF blog for updates on where we've been and where we're going in your community!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Passion of the Cosmos
Here we are, a mere 9 days from the kick-off to the Cambridge Science Festival!
Have you booked your tickets? Have you checked to see who else is coming?
Beware! Some details in the print program have been updated.
And now... hear about today's CSF event highlight from organizer, Andrew:
The Passion of the Cosmos:
Scientists on Evolution, Cosmology, and Religion: Open Forum
Sunday, April 21, 2:00pm-3:45pm
The Monastery of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, 980 Memorial Dr., Cambridge
Have you booked your tickets? Have you checked to see who else is coming?
Beware! Some details in the print program have been updated.
And now... hear about today's CSF event highlight from organizer, Andrew:
The Passion of the Cosmos:
Scientists on Evolution, Cosmology, and Religion: Open Forum
Sunday, April 21, 2:00pm-3:45pm
The Monastery of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, 980 Memorial Dr., Cambridge
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Wallace Day
We're now just 10 days away from the start of the Cambridge Science Festival!
Have you made your plans? Check out our Event Index for a quick scan of all events.
And our event of the day...
A real-life Indiana Jones and co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection?
Come learn more about the life of Alfred Russel Wallace at Wallace Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History!
By Morgan Corner
We all know about the infamous theory of evolution by natural selection by the esteemed Charles Darwin, but who is Alfred Russel Wallace? How did he contribute to the history of evolution? Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), who is considered the father of evolutionary biogeography, contributed to numerous subjects during the 19th century. In addition to co-discovering the process of evolution by natural selection with Darwin in 1858, Wallace was a famous English naturalist, geographer, anthropologist, travel writer, collector, explorer and spiritualist! Wallace explored numerous regions, including the Amazon and Indonesian areas. He even managed to explore the Rio Negro farther than anyone else had yet! His adventurous explorations in foreign, indigenous regions earned him the nickname of a real-life “Indiana Jones”.
Have you made your plans? Check out our Event Index for a quick scan of all events.
And our event of the day...
A real-life Indiana Jones and co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection?
Come learn more about the life of Alfred Russel Wallace at Wallace Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History!
By Morgan Corner
We all know about the infamous theory of evolution by natural selection by the esteemed Charles Darwin, but who is Alfred Russel Wallace? How did he contribute to the history of evolution? Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), who is considered the father of evolutionary biogeography, contributed to numerous subjects during the 19th century. In addition to co-discovering the process of evolution by natural selection with Darwin in 1858, Wallace was a famous English naturalist, geographer, anthropologist, travel writer, collector, explorer and spiritualist! Wallace explored numerous regions, including the Amazon and Indonesian areas. He even managed to explore the Rio Negro farther than anyone else had yet! His adventurous explorations in foreign, indigenous regions earned him the nickname of a real-life “Indiana Jones”.
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