Full Directory

Our full directory of current and past workshops is below.

Build a Computer!

September 16, 2011

Saturday, October 29 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Have you ever wondered about what’s inside a computer? How do all the components & operating system work together? During this hands-on workshop, you and a partner will install PC components and the Windows 7 operating system to build a custom personal computer. 6 hrs. instruction (Pack a [...]

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CSI Cape Cod

September 16, 2011

Saturday, November 19 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Who did it? How did it happen? Did they leave clues or evidence? During this hands-on crime scene investigation program you will become a CSI Investigator, learn the skills and techniques detectives use to solve crimes including a fingerprint kit, police crime scene kit, microscopes, and more. You [...]

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Intro to Classic Boatbuilding

September 16, 2011

January 18 & 25 February 1, 8, 15 & 29 Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm This is an entry-level course on boatbuilding, which explores basic lofting, layout and terminology. Using hand-tools* students will construct a ten-foot skiff and will each build their own scale model to take home. 6 sessions; 12 hrs. instruction. (Snack served) [...]

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Computer Animation!

September 16, 2011

Saturday, January 21 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Now you can do computer animation. Learn how to create & animate characters & objects and how to publish and distribute animation files and movies to the World Wide Web! This is an introductory to Adobe Flash and web animation. 4 hrs. instruction (Snack served). Grades: 6-8 [...]

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LEGO® Robotics

September 16, 2011

Level 1 Saturday, January 28 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Do you love building with LEGO’s? Do you love to use the computer? This workshop combines both! You will use a LEGO Robotic (RCX) kit, programmable RCX software, and computer for the day. Working with motors, touch & light sensors, LEGO’s and programming software, design your own [...]

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Calling All Computer Gamers!

September 16, 2011

February 21-23 Tuesday – Thursday 8:30 am – Noon Vacation Week You’ve spent time being lost inside the world of your computer games. In this introductory course you will build and design your own computer game in no time. Did you know computer game development is one of the fastest emerging careers? Now you can [...]

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CSI Cape Cod

September 16, 2011

Saturday, March 24 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Who did it? How did it happen? Did they leave clues or evidence? During this hands-on crime scene investigation program you will become a CSI Investigator, learn the skills and techniques detectives use to solve crimes including a fingerprint kit, police crime scene kit, microscopes, and more. You [...]

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Sci-Tech Girl Expo – School Registration Section.

October 31, 2011

Saturday, April 7 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Back by popular demand! The Sci-Tech Girl Expo is for high school girls who love science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and interested in learning about and pursuing careers in emerging fields in STEM. Meet & learn from successful women working as experts in their fields during hands-on [...]

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Sci-Tech Girl Expo – Individual Registration Section.

September 16, 2011

Saturday, April 7 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Back by popular demand! The Sci-Tech Girl Expo is for high school girls who love science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and interested in learning about and pursuing careers in emerging fields in STEM. Meet & learn from successful women working as experts in their fields during hands-on [...]

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Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

September 16, 2011

April 16-20 Monday – Friday 8:30 am – Noon Vacation Week ROVs are becoming a critically important technology for undersea research and exploration. Scientists and engineers use small ROVs equipped with cameras to probe the oceans investigating targets such as shipwrecks, earthquake zones, deep-ocean vents and more. In this workshop you and your team will [...]

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LEGO® Robotics & MAZE Challenge

September 16, 2011

Level 2Saturday, April 28 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Have you ever gotten turned around in a cornfield or maze? Ever wish you had a birds eye view to find your way out? In this more challenging programming workshop, you will design and build a robot to navigate a maze filled with obstacles. Spend a [...]

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Up, Up & Away

September 16, 2011

Saturday, April 28 9:00 am – 3:00 pm If you could travel in a hot air balloon, where would you go? Why do hot air balloons fly? Why does hot air rise? Spend a day learning why hot air balloons fly, how temperature affects air density, and observe events and predict outcomes and then build [...]

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ROV Course

July 25, 2011

Students experimenting with the ROV

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CSI: MetroWest

February 18, 2012

Saturday, May 12, 20129:00 am – 3:30 pm Who did it? How did it happen? Did they leave clues or evidence?During this hands-on crime scene investigation program 5th – 7th grade students learn the steps and tools used by crime scene investigators to solve crimes. Through simulated role-playing they will listen and learn about the [...]

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Spaceworks

September 16, 2011

Grades 5-7 • Maximum Class Size: 16 students Wonder what it’s like to be an astronaut? This introduction to space exploration begins with “The History of Manned Spaceflight” slide presentation and models. Students will then rotate through the hands-on “Astronaut Training Simulations” that utilize science and math skills. After viewing actual NASA mission patches, students [...]

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NASA Design Challenge

September 16, 2011

Grades 5 – 7 • Maximum Class Size: 16 students Design and build a moon rover prototype for Moon Rover races! Did you know that President Bush has set a goal for NASA to return astronauts to the moon by 2018? This workshop introduces students to the engineering design process to design a prototype (model) [...]

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Moon Colony Adventure

September 16, 2011

Grades 6 – 8 • Maximum Class Size: 16 students  Imagine living on the moon! NASA is planning a lunar outpost for humans by 2020! This hands-on workshop uses everyday materials to construct life support systems for living in space. How will NASA get water, food, air and other Earth systems working on the Moon? [...]

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Build Em’ & Bust ‘Em

September 16, 2011

Grades 5 – 8 • Maximum Class Size: 16 students Become a member of a bridge building team to design, finance and test build a model bridge! Working in groups, students form construction companies. Can you and your team of architects, engineers, construction workers and accountants build the strongest, most economical and efficient bridge? Enter [...]

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Totally Trebuchet

September 16, 2011

Grades 5 – 7 • Maximum Class Size: 14 students Build your own trebuchet! Students, come lay siege to your opponents! You will study the construction of a gigantic medieval Trebuchet; then, working in teams, you will research, innovate and construct competitive tabletop Trebuchet models…and lay siege to your opponents’ castle!

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LEGO Robotics

September 16, 2011

Grades 6 – 8 • Maximum Class Size: 16 students Real world robotics! Students are introduced to the basics of Technology using LEGO Robotic (RCX) materials. This is done through the use of motors, programmable RCX bricks, touch sensors and light sensor. Engineering concepts are explored through designing simple machines (gears, levers and pulleys), structures, [...]

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