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Can a Toaster Make Wind?
1 Review(s)In this demo, patrons investigate the source of wind by using a toaster to heat air while they observe its effect on a small aluminum foil kite. 2081
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Catch! The World's Oceans
Children get to know each other through an icebreaker activity that introduces the importance of water on Earth. 0
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Clouds Above
1 Review(s)Children observe Earth clouds and discover that there are different kinds of clouds at the upper, middle, and lower levels of our atmosphere. 1330
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Earth: Artistically Balanced
Patrons depict the science behind Earth’s climate system as art, which may be created on a large scale and displayed at the library or made on a smaller scale to take home. 0
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Fastest Dresser
Children race the clock to prepare for a given day’s weather! 0
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Flubber Flows
1 Review(s)Children use Flubber to investigate how a solid can flow! They predict and model the properties of glaciers, view images of advancing glaciers, and create their own Flubber flow! 1075
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Ice-y Experiences
1 Review(s)Children play “Ice Bingo” using cards that contain squares with different types of ice experiences — like getting their tongues stuck on ice! 1098
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Polar Bears Go With the Floes
1 Review(s)In this "high-stakes" board game, everyone wins or everyone loses! 1279
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Recipe for a Region
Children, ages 10 to 13, celebrate their region of the United States and consider the ways in which climate makes it a unique place. 0
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Stream Landscapes
Children create channel features with flowing water on “stream tables.” 0
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Volcanos - Go With the Flow
1 Review(s)Children use “eruptions” of baking soda and vinegar to explore how volcanos grow, how later lava flows overlap earlier ones, and how earlier flows influence the paths of subsequent flows. 1177
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Wind Streamer
3 Review(s)Children create a wind streamer out of common materials and use it to determine the wind’s direction. 5493
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