There are many ways to get your children involved in STEM-related activities this November.
November 1, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29: Hands-on engineering and design at the MIT Museum in Cambridge. Free with Museum admission. (Ages 12+)
November 2: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington. (Grades 6-12)
November 2: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Newton Free Library. (Girls grades 6-12)
November 3: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Cambridge Public Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 3: Learn how 3D printing works with design software Tinkercad at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 2-5)
November 3, 10, 17, 24: Themed stories and activities that explore a science or engineering concept at the Central branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 3-5)
November 3, 17: Attend the Teen MakerLAB at the Morse Institute Library in Natick. (Ages 11-18)
November 4, 18: Join in inquiry based, hands-on science experiments for young learners at the Faneuil branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 0-12)
November 4: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Cambridge Public Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 3, 10, 17: Learn to code with Jetpack Jumper at Microsoft’s YouthSpark camp at their store in Boston. (Free; Beginner, K-12)
November 4, 11, 18: Learn to code with Jetpack Jumper at Microsoft’s YouthSpark camp at their store in Boston. (Free; Intermediate, K-12)
November 5: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Wellesley Free Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 5: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Waltham Public Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 6: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Newton Free Library. (Girls grades 6-12)
November 6, 7, 8: Participate in Barnes and Noble’s Mini Maker Faire at stores around MA.
November 7: It’s Girls Day @ the MIT Museum. Come celebrate women in STEM with workshops and hands-on activities. Free with Museum admission. (Ages 10+)
November 7, 8: Attend CodeDay Boston for an all day, all-night student programming event in Boston. Cost: $20
November 7, 14, 21, 28: Weekly Girls Who Code club at the Easton Boston branch of the Boston Public Library. (Ages 13-18)
November 11 (Veteran’s Day): Attend a full-day NanoCamp at Empow Studios and learn about video game design, robotics, animation, and more in Lexington. Cost $95 (Grades 2-8)
November 11 (Veteran’s Day): Attend a Cities and Superheroes workshop at Einstein’s Workshop in Burlington. Cost: $175 (Grades 1-5)
November 12: Learn to code with Minecraft at the Morse Institute Library in Natick. (Ages 11-18)
November 12: Work with Scratch at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 3-6)
November 14: Join a free screening of Big Dream about women in STEM at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 14: Conduct simple science experiments, play fun games, and compete in building challenges at the Worcester Public Library. (Ages 9-12)
November 18: Meet the robots from iRobot at the Watertown Free Public Library. (Grades K-5)
November 19: Intro to Lego Mindstorms at the HATCH Makerspace in Watertown.
November 21: Attend Microsoft’s YouthSpark program, DigiGirlz: Code, Create,and Play at the Wellesley Free Library. (Grades 6+)
November 21, 22: Annual MIT Splash for high school students. Take a bunch of short classes on a huge variety of cool topics (STEM and more) at MIT. Cost: $40
November 22: Come see FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams from around Massachusetts as they showcase their work at Einstein’s Workshop in Burlington. Free event.
November 23: Learn how 3D printing works by using Tinkercad to design your own three-dimensional creation at the Newton Free Library. (Grades 6-12)
November 27: Attend MIT’s Friday After Thanksgiving (F.A.T.) Chain Reaction at the Rockwell Cage Gymnasium. Cost: $15 Adult, $5 Student
November 28: Learn engineering by building and testing airplanes at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy. (Ages 3+)
Image Source: Machine Park by Ryan Somma
