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The Awesome Game Race
Patrons explore the different elements of game design and create their own board game 0
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Plants Count
Patrons take a close look at local habitats and survey them to determine if animals have enough resources 0
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Dance Pad Mania
In this hands—on challenge, patrons explore circuits by inventing a foot—operated dance pad. In the process, they learn about electric switches and use the design process to develop a pad that responds to their dance moves. 0
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SciGirls Dream Team
Groups of 2-6 people play a card game where they learn STEM elements and develop team building and communication skills 0
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Wetland Band
Patrons listen to the calls of different species of frogs and toads and then immitate them using musical instruments 0
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Season Seeking
Patrons learn about phenophases (changes of the seasons) by observing ecosystems and recording their observations in naturalist journals 0
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Color Code
Patrons learn about the human brain by experiencing what happens to our reaction time when we are presented with multiple stimuli at the same time 0
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Breaking Point
Patrons create a penetrometer out of a paper cup and a paper clip, and test the toughness of a variety of materials 0
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This Bitter Be Good
Why do some people like broccoli, while other people hate it? Patrons learn about how specific human genes determine if a person can taste bitter compounds in certain vegetables, and test to see if they have it by tasting PTC (phenylthiocarbamide). 0
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Breathing Room
Patrons test their lung capacity and learn about how doctors use lung function tests to monitor people with asthma by blowing in a balloon and measuring the circumference 0
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