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After learning about fireflies children at Headquarters colored their own
A chemistry Magic Show presented by UMW.
A chance to see how large an ostrich's egg really is!
Learning about camping and taking care of nature
It turns out nail polish remover will dissolve styrofoam.
Children have a chance to have fun while testing their knowledge of
earth science
Even Tom Kierein is impressed by our weather station.
NBC4 weatherman Tom Kierein explains the tools he uses to predict
the weather.
A weather station on the roof of England Run takes some of the
mystery out of the weather.
A special exhibit allowed visitors to learn more about the earth.
A chance to learn about and even touch some local wildlife, like this
corn snake.
Intent scientists at work.
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Exploring new technology
Wind: the key to flight.
Porter-What’s going on here?
Hosting a science night for Moncure Elementary with hands-on
experiments
Learning how thunderstorms are formed.
Can you make a tornado in the bottle?
Learning about water conservation while having fun!
Hands on exploration of miniature robots.
Uniting with other educational institutions
College of Education of Mary Washington
Department of Chemistry, University of Mary Washington and the Students Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
Hypatia Living Learning Community at Virginia Tech
Stafford County Public Schools
Bringing Community GroupsTogether
Explore It! Children’s Museum on the Go
Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation
Friends of the Rappahannock
Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC)
Rappahannock Astronomy Club
National Partners American Library Association
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC)
National Girls Collaborative
National Science Foundation
NASA
Space Science Institute
Ready for dusk to fall and the stars to come out!
Putting a Smartphone's technology to educational use
Robots in action!
A chance to learn about and touch a pony.
Partnering with a local preschool to clean up around the library.
Partnering with a local preschool to clean up around the library.
Play to learn about the power of magnets.
Bubble Science
Magnets are amazing!
Learning about engineering from VA Tech students.
Bubble Science!
Learning about robotics with Cubelets.
Playing “operation” with a robotic arm.
Yes, you weigh that much more on Jupiter!
A taste of what it’s like to operate with a robot arm.
Using battery power.
A chance to learn about and touch local wildlife—a corn snake.
Learning about planet density with fruit-Saturn is the only one
that floats!
Earthquakes quaking and shaking!
Learning about robotics
Using engineering to learn how to withstand earthquakes.
Learning about emergency preparedness.
Using jello to test the strength of their structures.
Using magnets to find hidden objects.
Hands-on engineering projects
Powerful magnets at work.
