Lab-based science that feels like the cool field-trip — every week. Chemistry demos, physics experiments, biology, and a robotics track.
Greater Boston · Science directory
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A curated map of where Boston kids actually do science — from museum workshops and university research programs to local makerspaces and the unrivalled NE Sci-Tech in Natick. Hand-picked and verified for 2026.
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New England Sci-Tech
Non-profit STEM+ education center and makerspace · Natick
The anchor science program for the Boston area. Rocketry, ham radio (with on-site FCC exams), telescope making, electronics, 3D printing, NASA Cubes-in-Space™, and live communication with astronauts on the space station. Ages 8 through adult — Scouts, homeschoolers, after-school students and families all welcome.
Ham radio license · CAD · robotics · astronomy nights plus Scout merit-badge support
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Free science programs to know about
MITES Saturdays (multi-year honors STEM for BPS/Cambridge/Lawrence 7th–12th graders) · G.E.M.S. at the Army Research Lab (paid one-week middle-school internships, Natick) · Girls Who Code (free 7-week summer immersion for HS girls) · Thompson Island Outward Bound (place-based science on the Harbor Islands, integrated with partner schools) · MIT Wallace Observatory public stargazing nights. All five appear in the directory — filter by Price = "$".
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Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
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Summer Science Weeks · Grades 1–8
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26 Oxford St · Cambridge
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Geology · paleontology · animal behaviour · ancient civilizations
Edge on Science · iD Tech · NE Sci-Tech Summer Weeks · Harvard Science Weeks
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