Wanna come out and play? Introducing the Department of Play
Danielle Martin, Leo Burd, and Jeffrey Warren of MIT's Center for Future Civic Media have spent their adult lives focused on the information needs of kids. Martin has worked as a community and network...
View ArticleBoy Scouts and the Lemelson-MIT Program introduce Inventing merit badge
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), in partnership with the Lemelson-MIT Program, today announced the introduction of the Inventing merit badge, designed to encourage Scouts to be inventive and solve...
View ArticleNASA and MIT inspire girls’ interest in science and engineering
For the 13th straight year, MIT was home to a special summer program aimed at expanding middle-school girls’ enthusiasm for science, technology and engineering. Sponsored by NASA’s “Summer of...
View ArticleVideo: Learning by design
Video: Melanie Gonick This summer, a few dozen Boston-area high school students chose to spend their mornings toiling away with a variety of materials to create working marvels of engineering. They’re...
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