In our demonstration on radar systems, Science on Saturday participants learn how radar measures speed of a moving object.

Outreach

Making an Impact in our Community

Community service and educational outreach are important to us. Our outreach programs are motivated by the desire of our employees to help people in need and to encourage students' interest and participation in engineering and science.

In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, MIT Lincoln Laboratory will suspend all summer K-12 outreach programs. This includes LLRISE, LLCipher, and all other scheduled programming. We are following MIT’s policy on K-12 Summer programming. In light of this announcement, Lincoln Laboratory is exploring ways in which we can modify the teaching of these courses in a virtual environment. We will keep you informed on the potential of this approach in the coming months.  

If you are interested in being consider for virtual LLRISE and LLCipher programs please continue to complete your application. The LLRISE student application portal will remain open till April 3, 2020, 8 PM and LLCipher’s deadline will remain the same. Teacher recommendation portal will no longer have deadline for both programs.

Thank you for your continued interest in Lincoln Laboratory’s STEM programs.  

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Students in the Beaver Works Summer Institute practice steering their self-programmed robotic racecars, a challenge that included using the robots' sensors, programmed to detect a lane marking.
STEM Program
  • Middle School (Grades 6–8)
  • High School (Grades 9–12)

Beaver Works Summer Institute

The Beaver Works Summer Institute is a rigorous four-week engineering program for rising high school seniors from across the country.
Laboratory staff connect with students while teaching coding exercises.
STEM Program
  • High School (Grades 9–12)

Code Creative

Code Creative is a 10-week educational outreach program that introduces students to the core concepts of computer science.
In CyberPatriot, high school students compete in a networking challenge and a digital forensics challenge after learning how to secure a Windows client, a server, and a Linux computer.
STEM Program
  • High School (Grades 9–12)

CyberPatriot / Capture the Flag

We offer a joint program that introduces students to the challenges faced by cybersecurity specialists. Both CyberPatriot and Capture the Flag competitions engage students in races to find and fix bugs in computer systems.
We sponsor robotics programs through the FIRST program. Teams build and program a robot and compete in local and state tournaments.
STEM Program
  • Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Middle School (Grades 6–8)

FIRST LEGO League

Guided by coaches, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League teams (made up of students in grades 4–8) research a real-world problem, such as food safety, recycling, or energy, and are challenged to develop a solution.
We sponsor all age levels of robotics teams as they explore programming, robotics, and science and technology concepts.
STEM Program
  • Elementary School (Grades K-5)

FIRST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League Jr.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics offers FIRST LEGO League Jr. programs to students aged 6 to 10.
Students in FTC are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in head-to-head competitions.
STEM Program
  • Middle School (Grades 6–8)
  • High School (Grades 9–12)

FIRST Technical Challenge (FTC) Robotics

FIRST Tech Challenge is a national robotics program for students in grades 7–12 who are interested in building and programming their own robot from a kit and then testing it in competition.
Students build a Raspberry Pi camera and learn how to program Instagram-like filters in the Girls Who Build Cameras workshop.
STEM Program
  • High School (Grades 9–12)
  • High School Teachers

Girls Who Build

Girls Who Build courses are hands-on applied engineering curricula for students and educators.
This course provides instructions for programming a wearable circuit board that measures resistance from a pressure-sensitive conductive sheet in the heel of the shoe. When resistance changes, red lights are triggered.
Online STEM Course
  • Middle School (Grades 6–8)
  • Middle School Teachers

Girls Who Build Wearable Technology Online Course

The Girls Who Build Wearable Technology online course guides students on how to use computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering to make their own wearable technology.
Students in LLCipher attend lectures in abstract algebra and number theory to understand cryptography-based concepts.
STEM Program
  • High School (Grades 9–12)

LLCipher

LLCipher workshop is a one-week program that introduces high school students to cryptography, an approach to securing data.
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