Educational Outreach

MIT Lincoln Laboratory K–12 Science Outreach Program


Science on Saturday ›

Science on Saturday events are fun, free science demonstrations at Lincoln Laboratory and are given several times each school year by our
scientists and engineers. All local community K–12  students, their parents, and their teachers are welcome to attend Science on Saturday events. Some previous Science on Saturday events have focused on cryogenics, electricity
and magnetism, acoustics, chemistry, optics, ions, hands-on engineering, and mathematics.

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Classroom Presentations ›

Lincoln Laboratory scientists and engineers are available to give free presentations in local K–12 classrooms. Presentations and hands-on lab
activities are available in many subject areas. Most presentations can be adapted to different lengths and different grade levels. 

Presentations and lab activities are available in the following subject areas:

  • biology
  • chemistry
  • physics
  • Earth science
  • engineering
  • math
  • archaeology

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FIRST Robotics Competition ›

Lincoln Laboratory engineers help students learn about robotics and engineering by advising robot-building teams participating in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

Lincoln Laboratory is a sponsor of the Boston FIRST Regional Robotics Competition.

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LIFT2 Teacher Externships ›

Lincoln Laboratory has joined a group of companies in sponsoring Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT²) externships. LIFT² is an innovative professional learning program for middle- and high-school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. It is designed to help experienced and developing teachers relate classroom curriculum to authentic and relevant applications in the 21st century workplace.

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The Ceres Connection ›

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has partnered with Society for Science & the Public to promote science education through the Ceres Connection program. This program names minor planets after students in fifth through twelfth grades and their teachers. Students and teachers are selected through the following programs of the Science Education Department at Society for Science & the Public:

  • Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
  • Intel Science Talent Search (STS)
  • Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

All minor planets named in the Ceres Connection program have been discovered by LINEAR, the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program.

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