Community Outreach
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, including biology, chemistry, physics, Earth science, engineering, math, and archaeology. Most presentations can be adapted to different lengths and different grade levels. To arrange for a classroom presentation, please contact Dr. Todd Rider (thor@ll.mit.edu).
| General Topics |
| Mad Science Show |
| How to Become a Scientist |
| Women in Science and Engineering |
| How to Do a Great Science Fair Project |
| Electrical Engineering |
| Electric Circuits |
| How Radios Work |
| How Computers Work |
| Digital Communications |
| Robots |
| Artificial Intelligence |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Engineering Activities and Competitions (toothpick towers, paper airplanes, foil boats, etc. |
| Rockets and Satellites |
| How GPS Knows Where You Are |
| Fluids and Aerodynamics |
| Radio-Controlled Airplanes |
| Biology |
| Playing with DNA |
| Playing with Enzymes |
| Yogurt Bacteria and Antibiotics |
| Critters Under the Microscope |
| Fossils |
| Evolution |
| Chemistry |
| Everyday Chemistry |
| Chemistry of the Elements |
| Chemistry Magic Show |
| Liquid Nitrogen Show |
| Physics |
| Newton's Laws |
| Forms of Energy |
| Simple Machines |
| Gyroscopes |
| Heat and Thermodynamics |
| Sound Waves and Acoustics |
| Sound and Music |
| Optics and Lasers |
| Infrared Imaging |
| Quantum Physics |
| Nuclear Power |
| Antimatter |
| Math |
| Fun with Math |
| Calculus Made Easy |
| Powers of 10 (from subatomic particles to the universe) |
| Archaeology |
| Archaeology and Ancient Artifacts |
| Ancient High Technology |
| Reading Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions |
| Reading Ancient Mesopotamian Inscriptions |
| Reading Ancient Mayan Inscriptions |
| Earth Science and Astronomy |
| Identifying Rocks |
| Identifying Minerals |
| Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics |
| Weather and Forecasting |
| Global Warming |
| Water and Soil Testing |
| Planets and Asteroids |
| Astronomy and Telescopes |
| Terraforming for Tots |
| From the Big Bang to Now |
| Black Holes and Wormholes |
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