February Vacation Week Programs at MIT Museum

Robotics, photography, a cardboard boat regatta, marine technology, holography, race cars and more are waiting for kids at MIT Museum during February Vacation week!  During the Massachusetts school vacation week, students and their families can enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and exciting demonstrations by MIT students, local companies and more. Drop in activities, workshops and demonstrations will be happening all week long and the will conclude with a special presentation on Saturday afternoon.

All drop-in actitivites are appropriate for ages 10 and up, and free with Museum admission. No pre-registration required. Two hour workshops are available for middle and high school students at a cost of $10/student and pre-registration is required.

Monday, February 18, 2013

• Drop in Activities: Chain Reaction 10am-1pm
• Workshop: Introduction to Robotics  10:30am-12:30pm
• Demonstrations 1-3pm
  • MIT Motorsports
  • Design/Build/Fly
  • The Sun v2.0
  • iGEM
  • MIT AeroAstro

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

• Drop in Activities: Paper Skyscrapers 10am-1pm
• Workshop: Structural Engineering 10:30am-12:30pm
• Demonstration: Immersion 1-3pm

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

• Drop in Activities: Gumdrop Domes 10am-1pm
• Workshop: Fish N Ships 10:30am-12:30pm
• Demonstrations 1-3pm
  • MIT Marine Robotics Team
  • MIT AeroAstro

Thursday, February 21, 2013

• Drop in Activities: Boat Design 10am-1pm
• Workshop: Visualizing Science  10:30am-12:30pm
• Demonstrations 1-3pm
  • iRobot
  • MIT's Cardboard Boat Regatta

Friday, February 22, 2013

• Drop in Activities: Newspaper Bridges 10am-1pm
• Workshop: Physics & Photography 10:30am-12:30pm
• Demonstrations 1-3pm
  • CCSC FIRST Tech Challenge team

Saturday, Feburary 23, 2013

• Workshop: Hello Holography  10:30am-12:30pm
• Special Presentation 1-3pm
  • Join the MIT Society of Women Engineers for an interactive panel and hands-on activities "So you want to be an engineer?" is free with Museum admission - no pre-registration required. All genders and ages welcome, although high school students are especially encouraged to attend. Panelists include MIT Professor Krystyn Van Vliet, Lisa Zagura, graduate student Kanjun Qiu, and MIT undergraduates Jackie Sly, Jean Fang, and Tara Soni. Activities include building mini-motors, learning about chromatography, and constructing a rubber-band rover.