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Stem Challenge #4
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Stem Challenge #4

Image Creative Commons licensed by charlene mcbride Reusing Food Scraps This week’s STEM challenge is playing around with food! Would you normally throw out carrot peelings or the bottom of the head of celery? You don’t have to! We’re going to...

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STEAM Interview with Wieteke Holthuijzen
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STEAM Interview with Wieteke Holthuijzen

The Children's Department is so excited to present this week's STEAM interviewee to you...Wieteke Holthuijzen! She is not only an accomplished grad student, but she collaborated on a book that we have on our library shelves! So please give a warm...

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STEAM Interview with Kirk Duffin
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STEAM Interview with Kirk Duffin

The Children's Department warmly welcomes Professor Kirk Duffin to our online space! Read on to find out about the life of a computer scientist and his love of reading. At the end of the interview there are links to all of Professor Duffin's...

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STEAM Interview with Sarah Wright
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STEAM Interview with Sarah Wright

The Children's Department thanks Sarah for taking the time to answer our interview questions. Read on to find out about the life of a local musician and be sure to check out her favorite book series as a child. Don't forget to click on her YouTube...

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Stem Challenge #3
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Stem Challenge #3

Floating and Sinking This week, we’re going to play with water to learn about what floats and what sinks!  Younger kids (Toddlers-Grade 1) will test out objects to see if they float or sink.  Older kids (Grades 2 and up)...

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STEAM Interview with Victoria Leverton
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STEAM Interview with Victoria Leverton

The Children's Department warmly welcomes Victoria's answers to our interview questions. Please take some time and read about Victoria's job, her love of the library, and her favorite books! At the end of the interview you will find a link to...

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STEM Challenge #2
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STEM Challenge #2

Build a fort! Building a fort is a great (and free!) STEM challenge for kids of all ages.  Forts can be simple (a blanket hung over two chairs) or really complex.  Forts can also be an indoor or an outdoor activity, depending on what the...

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