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Building for Birds: Film Screening and Taking Action
Participants learn about bird migration and the importance of being...
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Bird's Eye Art: DIY Window Decals
Visitors design their own window decals (inspired by local and migratory...
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Magnificent Migrations: Mural Activity
Participants learn about birds' migratory flight paths across North...
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Material Mixup
Explore the properties of different materials to determine what is best for making different things 0
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Marble Magnification
Create your own magnifying glass using marbles to get a better look at things around the library! 0
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Making Slime
Witness a chemical change by mixing together orange juice and antacids to make slime! 0
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Magic Turtle Squares
Create a "magic turtle" where all of the rows, columns, and diagonals add up to 15 0
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Liquid Layers
Compare the densities of different types of liquids and objects by pouring different liquids (syrup, dishsoap, water, vegetable oil, isopropyl alcohol) into a container to see the various layers, and then dropping different objects in (cork, penny, etc) 0
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Jump Like a Frog
Practice collecting and analyzing data by measuring how far you can jump using different jumping techniques 0
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It's a Frog's Life
Learn about the life cycle of a frog by drawing the different stages and putting them in order 0
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Iron In Cereal
Compare how much iron is in different types of cereal by crushing it up into containers and holding a magnet over them 0
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Ice Cold Coolers
Build a cooler using different materials (coffee can/container, styrofoam, aluminum foil, etc) to keep ice cubes from melting on a hot day. Check the progress of the ice melting every five minutes to see how fast they melt 0
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Investigate the Plastic Problem: Engineering for Good
Patrons learn about how we use plastics and their impacts on the environment and create an inforgraphic to demonstrate their learning 0
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Here's Lookin' at You, Kids!
Patrons compare and contrast cameras and the human eye and learn about how technological advances have impacted the way people live 0
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Living with Earthquakes
Patrons use modern principles in architectural design to build structures that can withstand the simulated forces of an earthquake 0
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