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Tuesday, April 13
Nothing sparks an interest in nature and science like an up-close meeting with live animals. We’ll bring turtles - some of the aquarium’s most interesting animals - into your home virtually! Children will use their powers of observation and other early childhood science skills, inspired by an educat...
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Long Island Sound and its watershed provide a perfect opportunity to explore human impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Learn about sources of pollution and observe video of a watershed model to see how pollutants travel and where they end up. Discuss strategies for cleaning up the pollution that makes i...
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Wednesday, April 14
We will sing, laugh, and explore digital storybooks in our virtual version of storytime. Birth to 5. This program will take place on Zoom. No advance registration required! To join us, click on the Zoom link at the start of the program at 10:30 a.m. If you need any assistance with Zoom, please email...
All creatures live in a web of resources that support or suppress their growth. Create a dynamic model by suspending a magnetized creature on a pendulum. Add food and shelter that attract the creature and predators and hazards that repel it. An instructor from the Eli Whitney Museum will show us ove...
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Can't make it to our morning storytime? You can still sing, laugh, and explore digital storybooks with your favorite librarians at a more convenient time for your family with a Zoom recording of our morning storytime. The link will be accessible for one week until our next live storytime. Birth to 5...
Thursday, April 15
When the primary colors of light, red, green, and blue are mixed, white light is produced. By looking at the shadows cast when an object blocks one or more of these color components, you can observe both the additive and subtractive processes of color mixing. An instructor from the Eli Whitney Museu...
Join Katie, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make Stacked Sweet Potato Fries! Turn cooking time into family time when you cook along on Zoom with us. This twist on nachos means you will be making your own Sweet Potato Fries and topping them with all your favorite ingredients. You will nee...
Friday, April 16
Assemble and decorate the wheels, axles, and driver of a wooden downhill racer. Measure the distance it travels from the end of it's track and experiment with your design! An instructor from the Eli Whitney Museum will show us over Zoom how to build our cars for speed. Participants can pick up the m...
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