MASS STEM WEEK 2025 METROWEST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Massachusetts Teacher STEM Fair
Empower. Inspire. Transform. Unleashing the Power of STEM Education
Presented by Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science
Date: Saturday, October 4 (rain or shine)
Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Patriot Place Cross Insurance Club at One Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA
Unleash Your STEM Potential at the Massachusetts Teacher STEM Fair! Join educators from all content areas for a dynamic, hands-on event designed to spark inspiration and innovation. Explore interactive STEM lessons, connect with statewide STEM organizations, and discover fresh ideas to energize your classroom. Empower yourself as an educator—and ignite your students' curiosity for a future driven by innovation. Let’s transform education together through the power of STEM!
Visit: https://sites.google.com/view/ma-teacher-stem-fair for more information.
McAuliffe Center @ FSU Homecoming
Date: Saturday, October 18
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Christa McAuliffe Center and Planetarium at Framingham State University
Alumni, family and friends are invited to the Christa McAuliffe Center between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday, Oct. 18, to interact with the Center's dynamic offerings, including planetarium programs across multiple disciplines, tours of the Challenger Learning Center with simulation of space missions, and virtual reality experiences in the Center's new VR CAVE Room!
For more information, visit: framingham.edu/homecoming-family-weekend
Coding and Art with Root Robots
with Needham Free Public Library
Date: Monday, October 20
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Needham Free Public Library, Needham, MA
This robotics event uses Root Robots for children ages 6 and up. Children will learn how to use block code to make the robot perform different tasks, such as light up, change colors, move and draw. Root robots magnetically cling to a whiteboard and can lift and lower a marker. Each child will have an opportunity to program the robot to draw a picture of their own creation on a white board. This is a public event.
For more information, call 781-455-7559 x 79204
Sign up at https://needhamma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/root-robot-art-and-coding/ Registration is required and is limited to 12 children.
STEMventure Week: 6 Days, 6 Fields
with She Builds The Future
Date: October 20-25
Time: 8:00pm to 9:00pm each evening
Location: Virtual - Microsoft Teams
Join She Builds the Future (SBTF) for a special six-day virtual STEM series during Massachusetts STEM Week! From October 20-25, 8:00–9:00 PM EDT each evening, our co-founders, high school juniors passionate about inspiring the next generation of girls in STEM, will lead engaging sessions on a wide variety of STEM topics!
Over the course of six nights, attendees will explore subjects ranging from biology, chemistry, engineering, neuroscience, and psychology. Each session will be interactive, beginner-friendly, and designed to spark curiosity through applied learning.
This is a public program, open to everyone who is interested in learning different STEM fields, new insights into real-world applications, and inspiration to continue their own STEM journeys.
Contact: Email us at shebuildsthefuture@gmail.com
Sign Up Here: https://shebuildsthefuture.wixsite.com/sbtf/event-details/massachusetts-stem-week
Everyday Engineering: Towering Towers
with Discovery Museum
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Discovery Museum, Acton MA
Engage in some everyday engineering as you construct and create with repurposed and recycled materials. How high can you stack ‘em? The sky's the limit!
Free with admission. Recommended for early education, elementary and families.
For more information, visit: discoveryacton.org/events-programs
Fiero Code, Coding Club
with Needham Free Public Library
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Needham Free Public Library, Needham, MA
Children ages 8-12 will learn to code using gamified lessons to explore block coding. Start during STEM Week and continue each Tuesday at 4:00pm for 5 more weeks!
For more information, call 781-455-7559 x 79204
Sign up at https://needhamma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/fiero-code-3/
Registration opens Tuesday, October 7 at 9:00am
Rockets and Space Science Week
with New England Sci-Tech
Dates: Wednesday, October 22; Thursday, October 23; Wednesday, October 29; Thursday, October 30
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: New England Sci-Tech, Natick, MA
Celebrate Moon and Mars observation and exploration! We encourage people to learn more about STEM in space science, to share Moon or Mars-inspired stories and artwork, and to continue observing the sky and the world around us.
This program is for children in grades 1-6 with an accompanying parent. Children will build and launch an air-powered paper rocket, hold a rock from the Moon, and see a Space Science 3D Show using 3D glasses. Children can bring homemade space artwork to show and/or wear space-themed shirts or costumes. There will be take-home goodie bags for all participating children.
Sign up at https://nescitech.org/stemweek. Registration required. Supplies are limited to registered participants. No walk-ins permitted.
Science Fair Info Session for Teachers
with Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair
Date: Wednesday, October 22
Time: 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
The Intro to Science Fair sessions are designed specifically for classroom teachers and school administrators to learn more about opportunities and resources to support Science Fair programs in Massachusetts schools. We will cover materials related to instruction as well as a tutorial for safety and paperwork systems. This is appropriate for both new and returning science fair teachers, or those curious about implementing a program in future years.
To learn more and register, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ChimVIuXSlu1ETyP2j_9tQ#/registration
Exploring Hand Tools
with Discovery Museum
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Discovery Museum, Acton MA
Visit the da Vinci Workshop to experience some of the common tools used in woodworking. From hammers and nails to hand drills, there’s something for everyone to explore at our woodworking workbench.
Free with admission. Recommended for early education, elementary and families.
For more information, visit: discoveryacton.org/events-programs
Science Fair Info Session for Students
with Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 7:00pm to 7:45pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Science Fair Info Sessions are virtual opportunities that are designed specifically for 6th-12th grade students and parents to learn more about what to expect and how to prepare for participation in the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair. We will review available resources, rules, and paperwork.
To learn more and register, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ilqdNJXeQ5yclDLA2D2uiA
Spooky Skies Planetarium Program
Date: Friday, October 24
Time: 4:00PM and 6:00PM
Location: Christa McAuliffe & Planetarium at Framingham State University
Join us for a live tour of the chilling and eerie objects in our night sky and beyond. A Halloween spectacular that is sure to frighten and excite! This program features planetarium film Undiscovered Worlds. Tickets are required.
For tickets and more information, visit: https://cm-center.org/event/spookyskies
Community Stargazing
Date: Tuesday, October 28
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00PM (Stop by any time)
Location: May Hall at Framingham State University
Use telescopes to observe the Moon and Saturn! 🪐 McAuliffe Center staff are available to answer your questions about telescopes and our Universe. Participants of all ages are welcome!
Important Information: This event is weather-dependent. In case of inclement weather or conditions inconducive for observing, this event will be cancelled.
Event is free and no registration is required.
For more information, visit: https://cm-center.org/event/oct28stargazing
Private Events
Grand Opening McAuliffe Simulation Lab
Featuring new technology for high-resolution visualizations and VR CAVE capabilities. Providing cradle-to-career simulated and immersive learning experiences for students and adults alike.
Clean Energy STEM Fair
Event hosted by MetroWest STEM Education Network in partnership with Milford High School. Milford High School is part of the first cohort of schools to be designated as a Innovation Career Pathways school for clean energy.
Engineering a Better Bandage with Auburn Middle School Young Engineers Club
Students will participate in an engineering challenge - Engineering Bandages. Students will learn how to use the Engineering Design Process as they imagine, create, and test bandages to protect a model cut.
National Mole Day - How big is a Mole?
Advanced Math and Science Academy’s chemistry classes will be building a tower of rubber stoppers, measuring it and then calculating the height of one mole of stoppers. Other activities for the day include, calculating the a mole of tally marks by creating a base amount in one minute.
Students "Cell"ebrate Cells
Advanced Math and Science Academy’s 7th grade biology classes will make Shrinky Dinks to "cell"ebrate cells! The students will have researched their cell type and will have to include the correct structures for that cell and will draw it on classic shrinky dink plastic that many of us remember from our youth. We will then punch a hole in each one and bake them at home so that the students could use them as keychains, necklaces or charms on their backpacks.