Fun and Learning: Programs for Kids at the MIT Museum
February 28th, 2010 | 
Author: Traveling with children takes a bit of planning. From finding kid friendly restaurants that also appeal to the adults, to locating kid friendly hotels, there are just some things that need to be considered. In Boston, this is not a problem. There are many restaurants in the various neighborhoods that cater to the palates of the younger ones as well as the adults, and to find a listing of wonderful options for hotel accommodations, check here.
Once in the city, there are fun things to do such as the New England Aquarium, Aqua World and believe it or not, the Museum of Massachusetts Institute of Technology has quite a few programs. The children enjoy the experience while they learn about the scientific world. The mission of MIT’s Museum has always been to bring the public in, to make them aware of the technology and the sciences that many of the brightest minds study at the university. Through their programs, children will find about about the world in which we live in today, as well as the discoveries made in the past and throughout history. There is the history itself, and there is the history of the pursuit of those discoveries.
One of the annual events that takes place each April is the Cambridge Science Festival. The festival runs for nine days and includes more than two hundred events in which to take part. Last year was the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, as well as the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo’s Mission to the Moon. Programs during the year cater to various age groups. One such program available for older children is the Robotics Program. Another program is titled “Why Towers Stand Up and Bridges Don’t Fall Down”. This is a workshop in the wonders of technology and engineering and is interesting and informing even for the adults. In all, one of the greatest places to visit when in the city of Boston is the MIT Museum. One never knows what one may discover there.
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