Young pioneers of science
They created robotic insects, exploding Coke bottles, and a mini, mock Mars rover. They explored the boiling point of water, what colors absorb the most heat, and how a plant reacts to being watered with soda, milk, and just plain old H2O. Four hundred eighth-graders from Cambridge Public Schools descended on Harvard on Thursday (May 5) to showcase their science and engineering projects as part of a citywide science festival, an annual spring event that highlights Cambridge as a leader in science, technology, engineering, and math. Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey M. Young (left), Harvard President Drew Faust, and Cambridge Mayor David Maher gather in Sanders Theatre to speak to the youngsters. Throughout the day, the 13- and 14-year-olds explained their experiments and inventions, displayed under a tent beside Pierce Hall, to the Harvard community, including Harvard graduates, undergraduates, and members of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The students also toured...