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Rainbow from Black
Discover how colors are actually made up of many different colors, and determine what colors make up blank ink 0
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Simple Circuit
Discover if household items are conductors or insulators of electricity 0
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The Snake Charmer
Patrons learn about static electricity by creating a tissue paper snake, plastic wands, and wool or fur 0
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Tech on the Go: Photography
Adults and children use a camera phone to experiment with photography and perspective. 0
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Locomotion Commotion
Create a work of art using unconventional painting tools such as toy cars and wheels. Children dip toy cars and wheels into various colors of paint and roll them over a large sheet of white paper to create the base for the artwork. This activity helps children practice flexible thinking skills. 0
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Roll on Through
Design, build, and test a ramp using cardboard and other household materials. Create a pathway for round objects to roll down the cardboard ramp. Incorporate the floor, stairs, countertops, or furniture into the ramp design. This activity helps children develop flexible thinking skills. 0
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How Slow Can You Go?
Compete in a slow race! Investigate how a toy car moves over different surfaces. Find the texture that creates the most friction and causes the toy car to travel the slowest down a ramp. This activity helps children learn flexibility and creative thinking skills. 0
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Sky Glider
In this engineering design challenge, patrons use simple materials and helium balloons to create their own sky glider! 0
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Paddle Power
In this engineering design challenge, patrons use simple materials and the engineering design challenge to build paddle boats! 0
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Heavy Lifting
In this hands-on engineering design challenge, patrons learn about physics, gravity, and engineering by constructing a crane with common materials! 0
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Pop Fly
In this hands-on engineering design challenge, patrons experiment with levers to launch a ping pong ball as high as possible! 0
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