“The Robotic World”
Have you ever wondered how a robot works? In this session, we will learn how to design, build, and program robots. We will also explore how robots fit into society, from the home to the medical field.
Girls’ Science Investigations is a free program for girls in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade who are interested in learning more about science.
In addition to being the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne and the only person ever to have won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry, Marie Curie welcomed other women into her lab. It was her lab from the untimely death of her husband, Pierre, in 1906, till her own death in 1934. She ran it, enlarged it, moved it into the imposing new Radium Institute, and peopled it with an international assembly of scientists, more than forty of whom were women, including her daughter Irène, the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Now in science operations, NASA’s Webb Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever built. Science results are now pouring in from Webb like a waterfall. In this talk, Dr. Riby will summarize what this Webb is, how it works, and the breadth and the depth of its science program, from planets in our own solar system to galaxies seen when the Universe was young. She will touch on the power of using Webb in combination with cosmic telescopes, also known as gravitational lenses.
The World of Rockets
Blast off with physics to learn about the forces that make rockets fly! Build a spaghetti accelerometer, use balloons to test the power of thrust, and launch your own seltzer rockets. Discover the amazing world of rockets and the principles that power them.
Students in the Yale Pathways to Science Summer Scholars program will discover the invisible Universe at Wright Lab and interact with Wright Lab researchers. The program includes a brief presentation on the science behind Wright Lab’s exploration of the invisible Universe and two hands-on activities; including detecting cosmic rays with “Cosmic Watches” and making bracelets and keychains with beads that change color when exposed to the invisible wavelengths of ultraviolet (UV) light.
Students in the Yale Pathways to Science Summer Scholars program will discover the invisible Universe at Wright Lab and interact with Wright Lab researchers. The program includes a brief presentation on the science behind Wright Lab’s exploration of the invisible Universe and two hands-on activities; including detecting cosmic rays with “Cosmic Watches” and making bracelets and keychains with beads that change color when exposed to the invisible wavelengths of ultraviolet (UV) light.
This event is open to participants in the Yale Peabody Museum Summer Camp program.
This event is open to participants in the Yale Peabody Museum Summer Camp program.
This event is open to participants in the Yale Peabody Museum Summer Camp program.
This event is open to participants in the Yale Pathways to Science Summer Scholars program.
