Unfortunately this blog post just missed National Giving Day – which was yesterday – but you can still donate to the Center for STEM Education! Funds raised have a direct impact on programs we run: we are specifically looking for funding to help keep our Young Scholar’s Program free for all participants. Please consider donating […]
On Friday, November 21st we had our last STEM field trip of the Fall 2025 semester: this semester we had 6 field trips with a total of 311 students. This day St. Agatha School from Milton came with 62 middle school students to learn about engineering and the design process. Northeaster’s chapter of the Society […]
On Friday, October 31st (Halloween!) the Rafael Hernandez Dual-Language (Spanish) school came with 45 x 4th graders to campus for a day on engineering and to do hands-on engineering activities related to what they’re learning in science in school: forces and motion. Students used what they learned about forces in two ways: designing devices to prevent […]
In lieu of a field trip on Friday, November 14th, we hosted a second volunteer training day of the semester. This time we partnered with Northeastern’s chapter of SWE (Society of Women Engineers) [NEU Link] – and so their volunteers had a chance to practice some of the activities we do with students: specifically reverse […]
On November 7th, 2025, 38 5th and 6th graders from Chittick Elementary school came to Northeastern’s campus to learn about the ways engineers design to save energy. With no time to spare, each group was split into two sections: one sent to the civil engineering space to do the tiny homes activity, the other stayed […]
On Friday, October 24th, Northeastern participated for the third consecutive year in UP Academy Dorchester‘s SPARK STEM event, in which all 4th-6th grade students from the UP Academy system come to the Dorchester school for a day of hands-on STEM activities. As part of this event, the Center for STEM Education ran two 20-minute tabletop activities: […]
On Friday, October 17th, the Center for STEM Education had their fourth STEM Field trip of the semester, in which 69 x 6th grade students from the McKay K-8 School came to campus for a day all about Civil & Environmental Engineering and City Planning. The day started off right away with a Do-Now Activity […]
STEM PAW PRINTS – 2025 Edition Ever wonder how AI is changing the world around you? This magazine is your guide to understanding what artificial intelligence really is, why it matters, and how it’s shaping our future. This newsletter is made by our undergraduate student volunteers Reid and Quinten, members of our affiliated student organization […]
On Saturday, October 4th was the Massachusetts Teacher STEM Fair at Gillette Stadium. Organizations came to tabletop for visiting teachers, parents, and students to le arn more about possible classroom activities and connect with STEM Organizations. The Center for STEM Education took part in this event and showcased our Sumo Hexbugs activity, in which students […]
On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, we had our third field trip of the academic year, in which 55 fifth grade students from the Conservatory Lab Charter School came for a day on energy and electrical/environmental engineering. In a change from previous years, we implemented a Do-Now activity for the students to complete right as they […]