Join The Orchestra on the Hill’s Thomas Palance and Chris Florio as they offer compositions they have written based on the vibrations of amino acids.

The practice, using exact and approximate measured vibrations of amino acids as equated to the equal tempered musical scale, results in interesting possibilities in musical composition not yet explored.

The demonstration will be followed by an open discussion about the many possibilities for the use of this technique in new music and STEAM education.

Audience participation will be welcomed!

Join MIT professor Benedetto Marelli and Dr. Muchun Liu as they use biodegradable silk to replace microplastics in agriculture. With a live presentation and demos, discover how silk polymers can be micro-engineered to enhance productivity and reduce environmental impact.

*** Attendees should provide their own lunch. ***

Join the local mycologist Lawrence Millman for an educational walking tour of Fresh Pond Reservation. Millman is the author of Fascinating Fungi of New England, the first guidebook dedicated to understanding New England mushrooms. Together we will learn about existing species, the history of different species, and their role in our ecosystem.

Registration is mandatory.

Join the Charles River Conservancy for a lunchtime kayak adventure on the river. Visit the Charles River’s first floating wetland and hear about the development of the project from idea to installation, and from engagement through envisioned expansion.

Please reserve your ticket by September 21st to guarantee participation.

*** Attendees should provide their own lunch. ***

How do you inspire a new generation of entomologists and scientists? With hands-on fun, of course! Stop by and see some of the amazing arthropods featured in educational kids’ enrichment programs from Professor Bugman Entomology Adventures!

Come explore your fascinating immune system with hands-on activities for the whole family.

Be a scientist for a whole day! Massachusetts General Hospital is home to the largest hospital-based research program in the United States. Learn how the research taking place at the Mass General Research Institute today will lead to better care for patients—like you—tomorrow and in the future.

From a coloring book with exciting science facts to fun experiments to teach you about the human body and the fascinating way it works! Stop by our Cambridge Science Festival booth to learn from the brightest minds in scientific research who work to find solutions and treatments to help save people’s lives every day.

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Color your life with science!
Learn how Mass General physicians and scientists work together to understand how the human body works and how they are studying it to come up with solutions to save people’s lives via a fun coloring book!

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Scientist for a day!
Learn alongside Mass General Research Institute investigators and explore the science of health and medicine through fun, interactive experiments.

From germs to cells, genes to vaccines, our researchers are exploring all areas of biomedicine. Hopefully, after this, you’ll be a scientist for more than just a day!

We will bring a number of child-friendly activities that teach kids about the brain and how we read and process language. These activities may involve looking at a real-time spectrogram of a child’s voice to “see what they say” and hands-on learning activities to show parts of the brain we use for reading and language. We will also provide the opportunity for parents to learn about family-oriented resources related to speech and literacy development.

Kids get to see, pet, hold, and learn about a selection of our amazing arthropods that we bring to our educational enrichment events!

Do you think all living things have the same or different amounts of DNA? At our booth, you will perform an experiment with supplies from your kitchen to answer this question! You’ll also learn a few fun facts about DNA and the scientists who have advanced our knowledge of our genetic makeup.

A series of fun and educational hands-on activities involving synthetic biology, tissue engineering, biology, and biomedical engineering.

We will have several hands-on demos to explain concepts such as synthetic biology circuits, immunotherapy, and a vaccine cornhole game

Gene editing technology gives us the power to edit the DNA of all living things. With this power comes important questions about if, when, where, why, and how to use this technology. Many people wonder about the risks and benefits of gene editing to modify human traits, or applications in health, agriculture, and the environment. ‘Reprogrammed’ is an exhibit designed to engage attendees of all ages in thought and conversation about scientific, ethical, personal, and social issues related to gene editing technology. Meet members of the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd) team from Harvard Medical School to play gene editing trivia and imagine your edited future with prompts on the statement scale.