Teacher Training Day Logistics
Saturday January 26, 2008, 9:00am - 2:00pm, MIT Museum
Schools competing in the Third Annual Rube Goldberg contest at the Fay School on April 12, 2008, must have a faculty coach or alternate represent their school in the Teacher Training Session on January 26, 2008. In this mandatory training session from 9:00am to 2:00pm, teachers learn about the important aspects of the contest, familiarize themselves with the contest kit and tools, receive machine tool safety training, hear a technical lecture on the fundamentals of physics and engineering, perform several hands-on experiments, and share anecdotes about hands-on learning. Please arrive on time! Food will be provided.
Training Day Schedule
9:00am: Complimentary breakfast
9:30am: Introduction
9:45am: Rules discussion
10:00am: Kit check
10:30am: Safety training
11:30am: Physics presentation and lunch. Lunch will be provided.
12:15pm: Break
12:30pm: Experiment stations
1:30pm: Questions/Wrap-up
2:00pm: End of day
Parking is available free of charge in the Windsor Street lot behind the MIT Museum (link to map).
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If you'd like to go out after training day, here are places to eat near the MIT Museum:
On Massachusetts Ave., to the left as you leave the museum:
Olive Tree Cafe - Middle Eastern. Hummous, falafel, killer baklava.
Chicago Pizza - Pizza. Huge slices, interesting flavors. Try the feta or the chicken pesto. Salad, subs.
Across the street from the museum:
Sunny's Diner - Small, diner food. Good coffee. Get the Sunny's Special, it's the cheapest breakfast you'll find. Behind the Sunoco station.
Thailand Cafe - Good, inexpensive Thai food. Entrees come with soup. Try the Thai iced coffee, pad thai, or the lemongrass chicken.
On Massachusetts Ave., to the right as you leave the museum:
Miracle of Science - "MIT-grads-turned-restaurant-owners". Very good burgers (veggie or real), salads, nachos. The menu is a variant of the periodic table of the elements...(what did you expect?)
Desi Dhaba - Excellent, inexpensive buffet. The local Indian community raves about it. Next to La Luna.
La Luna Caffe - Think Italian tratttoria fast food. Pannini sandwiches (try the Caruso), coffee, great desserts. Next to Desi Dhaba.
Closer to Central Square:
Mary Chung's - REALLY good Chinese food. Fast, cheap (CASH ONLY!) and large selection of things you might not normally see. Across the street a few blocks down towards Central Square.
Rangzen (down Massachusetts Ave. and left on Pearl Street – 5 minutes) - Tibetan buffet. Small but truly excellent, fresh. Inexpensive.
Behind the Museum on Main Street, there are several other restaurants, including Royal East (Chinese), Stefani’s Pizza, Bertucci’s, Border India.
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Website last updated 1/23/08.
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