Events
We offer a variety of events for educators throughout the year.
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- World Wide Views on Global Warming (Special Program)
- Take part in two fall forums that invite voices from around the globe to weigh in on our growing environmental challenges. On September 27, hear from the experts on what environmental policy options will be considered during the 2009 COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and learn what laypeople ... (details).
December 05, 2009
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- American Beauty (Lecture)
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Winner of five Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography), American Beauty weaves social satire and domestic tragedy into a single sublime package, moving seamlessly from dark, biting comedy to deeply moving drama.
Starring Kevin Spacey ... (details).
With: Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology, Harvard University.
December 07, 2009
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- NanoDays (Special Program)
- NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited! Come celebrate with us March 27 - April 3. Enjoy nano-related activities in the Museum of Science Exhibit Halls all week long, including these special events: The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show! Join Dan and Joel ... (details).
March 27, 2010
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Advance registration required: 617-723-2500.
Advance registration required: 617-723-2500.
Grades:
9 - 12
9 - 12
- What's Green Chemistry? (Lecture)
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John Warner, director, president, and CTO of the Warner Babcock Institute, and Amy Cannon, co-founder and executive director of the Beyond Benign Foundation, start off the day with a 50-minute lecture that relates science to students' lives. John introduces students to the concepts of green chemistry ... (details).
With: John Warner, director, president, and CTO of the Warner Babcock Institute; Amy Cannon, co-founder and executive director of the Beyond Benign Foundation.
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- Neri Oxman: At the Frontier of Ecological Design (Special Program)
- Biology inspires Neri Oxman. Working at the interface of environmental design, science, and art, Oxman is inventing the future of energy-efficient building materials. A Presidential Fellow at MIT's Department of Architecture, Oxman is inventing novel ways to design, fabricate, assemble, and maintain ... (details).
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- Firefly Watch (Special Program)
- Spotting fireflies is a special part of any warm summer night, because we so rarely see them. Are fireflies disappearing from our landscape? If so, why? What can we do about it? This Citizen Science website helps researchers determine why fireflies seem to be declining, and it offers the general ... (details).
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K - 12
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- Membership Discount for Teachers (Educator Outreach)
- Join our Teacher Partner Program and receive a coupon for $10 off of a new membership to the Museum of Science. Other benefits of the Teacher Partner Program include: >Free access to the Museum's Exhibit Halls >Preview coupons for Omni films, Planetarium shows, and other special venues >Discount ... (details).
