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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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Earth's Ever-Changing Surface
Patrons explore an interactive map of geological features in North America to learn about how geoscience phenomena has shaped, and continues to shape, Earth's surface 0
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Investigating Monthly Temperatures and Precipitation
Patrons explore weather data across seasons for local and global areas, and look for patterns in temperatures and precipitation across different seasons and locations over time 0
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Exploring Earthquakes and Volcanoes on Earth
Participants explore patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes on the land as well as in the ocean using maps and graphic organizers 0
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Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns in the Sky
Patrons make observations of the sky to identify patterns of the stars, sun, or moon 0
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Serial vs. Parallel Processing
Patrons learn the difference between parallel processing and serial processing computer systems by racing to complete a task of stacking blocks 0
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Electric Messages: Then and Now
Create a simple circuit and use it to send messages in Morse Code 0
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Graph Paper Programming
Participants learn about programming and algorithms by "programming" a partner to draw an image on graph paper 0
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Robot Repair: Can You Fix the Robot?
Patrons go through the process of fixing a robot's brain using boolean expressions of logic with the CODE Robot Repair game-no computers required! 0
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My Robotic Friends
Participants explore "programming" by guiding one another to build towers out of cups 0
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The Little Artist Inside Your Computer
This fun, interactive story is embedded with puzzles that will teach patrons about digital art, algorithms, and repeat loops 0
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Conditionals with Cards
Play a card game to explore how conditionals can be used in programming 0
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