Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Oct 25 2022 except Tue Aug 30 2022.
11:30am to 5:30pm
Location:
Plaza at the Science Center, Cambridge
Join us at the market every Tuesday from 11:30am-5:30pm (*no Market on 8/30), and help support the vital local farmers and food artisans who ensure we have fresh, healthy, safe food! Learn more!
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue
For children entering grades 2-4
Monday, July 11th through Friday, July 15th; 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sail across the Mediterranean on a voyage from ancient Israel and learn about daily life in the trading cultures of the ancient world, then make a working oil lamp! Through games, museum exploration, hands-on activities, and art, we will discover more cultures from around the globe, like the Maya and Aztec. A look at hieroglyphs, mummy coffins, touchable artifacts, and more make this an active summer experience.
Join us at the market every Tuesday from 11:30am-5:30pm (*no Market on 8/30), and help support the vital local farmers and food artisans who ensure we have fresh, healthy, safe food! Learn more!
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
For children entering grades 4-6
Monday, July 18th through Friday, July 22nd; 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Investigate the ins and outs of skeletons! Using observations of skulls, bones, and live animals, we will explore how animals use their skeletons for protection, support, and movement, and see how bones and fossils can solve recent and ancient mysteries. Extend the fun and learning through experiments, puzzles, and crafts.
The health and safety of visitors and staff is our top priority. All students are required to be...
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
For children entering grades 1-3
Monday, July 18th through Friday July 22nd; 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Our planet is an exciting place! Explore geology and paleontology using the museum’s collection and exhibits. Study rocks, fossils, volcanoes, and earthquakes through experiments, specimens, stories, and models.
The health and safety of visitors and staff is our top priority. All students are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in Summer Science Week programs. Please contact us if your...
Join us at the market every Tuesday from 11:30am-5:30pm (*no Market on 8/30), and help support the vital local farmers and food artisans who ensure we have fresh, healthy, safe food! Learn more!
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
For children entering grades 2–4
Monday, July 25th through Friday, July 29th; 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Spend a week exploring science like a scientist! Experiment with animal behavior, movement, and diet. Do fieldwork collecting outside. Develop models of movement by making simple robots. Observe light and seek out microscopic views. Meet scientists doing similar work and have fun!
The health and safety of visitors and staff is our top priority. All students are required to be vaccinated against COVID-...
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
For children entering grades 4-6
Monday, July 25th through Friday, July 29th; 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Dive deep into the world of insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. Examine the many amazing adaptations that make these creatures the most successful organisms on Earth. Use a microscope to study anatomy and metamorphosis, get face- to- face with a live tarantula, and learn why spiders and other arachnids are more closely related to horseshoe crabs than their six-legged counterparts. Explore the museum’s arthropod and marine galleries and...
Repeats every 2 weeks every Monday until Mon Jun 27 2022 except Mon Aug 09 2021, Mon Aug 23 2021, Mon Sep 06 2021, Mon Dec 27 2021, Mon May 02 2022, Mon May 16 2022, Mon May 30 2022. Also includes Mon Aug 02 2021, Mon Aug 16 2021, Mon Aug 30 2021, Mon Sep 13 2021, Mon Jan 03 2022, Mon Mar 21 2022, Mon Apr 11 2022, Mon Apr 25 2022, Mon May 09 2022, Mon May 23 2022, Mon Jun 06 2022.
