WEEK 3: FRIDAY ONLY, July 3 (single-day), AM 9:00-12:00;
(Note: Open to all, first come, first served.)
CHEMISTRY OF FIREWORKS WEEK
Explore the science of pyrotechnics and the spectra of the elements! Capture some photons and examine the nature of color, wave energy, and particle physics. We will heat up various chemicals from the Periodic Table of the Elements and observe them through spectroscopes to see why they glow in different colors. Learn how the electrons in the elements determine the colors as they make quantum leaps between their atomic orbitals. Watch a video about the pyrotechnics of professional fire works displays. Enjoy the July 4th shows.
SCI-TECH SUMMER MAKERS 2026
New England Sci-Tech Summer Makers are young inventors, coders, builders, and super scientists who love any kind of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEM or STEAM).
For children entering grades 4 through 9 in the fall.
THEME WEEK TOPICS are for enrichment; they supplement, not replace, the regular weekly activities.
Check us out before signing up! See our facilities, and meet our staff. Come to one of our regular Open Houses. Or call to schedule an appointment.
We want you and your child to be comfortable with our facility and program, and we prefer that you do not sign up until after you have toured the facility and met us.
Please be sure you have thoroughly read the Summer Makers Website for complete information.