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Join us in the Terrace Room for our weekly homeschool hangout. From February 2nd to March 28th, we will be hosting a "Little Engineers" series. Join us as we explore different building topics paired with an exciting activity! Materials will be provided, but we encourage participants to bring recycled building materials they find interesting!

Week 1 Meet & Greet

Week 2 Bridges

Build a bridge out of marshmallows! Marshmallows will be provided, but we encourage participants to bring extra!

Week 3 Boats & Buoyancy

Learn about what makes things float and create your own boat

Week 4 Towers

Create a tower out of recycled materials. Bring any extra materials you find interesting or that you think would be a good building piece to create a tower

Week 5 Marble Runs

Build a marble run to explore gravity and momentum.

Week 6 Cars & Axels

Learn about the law of motion and how to get an object moving

Week 7 Create your own invention

Using the concepts from previous weeks let your imagination run wild and create your own invention! 

...and more to come!

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