LEAP Lab: Get Your Spark
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MIT Open Space Programming
Free
In this fun and hands-on program, award-winning scientist and author Dr. Ainissa Ramirez will share the work of an inventor who changed the world—Jim West, the creator of the microphone.
Sign-up Information
- Ages: 5 to 9.
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Optional registration
- Sign-up is ongoing
Cost
This Event is free!
Location
- In-person only.
292 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
Dates and Times
Saturday, June 13 11AM – 12PM
Additional information
Participants will make their own microphone using balloons and paper cones, followed by a storytime reading of Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone. This program is designed with ages 5-9 in mind, but all ages are welcome.
This event is presented in collaboration with MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, and the MIT Press Bookstore.
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Last updated March 31, 2026.
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