BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20281105T010000 RDATE:20290311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230626T140000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20280312T030000 RDATE:20281105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:799ee5f59ce2d7cfa659768d8660cbd4 CATEGORIES:Education CREATED:19691231T190000 SUMMARY:Curious Kids Hour LOCATION:Waterville Public Library\, 73 Elm Street\, Waterville\, Maine 04901 DESCRIPTION:Every Wednesday from June 26th to August 7th, from 2-3PM! \nCurious Kids Ho ur is back for another year! We're starting out by learning about programin g robots with Waterville Public Library staff member, Jessecca! Then it off to space with the Children's Discovery Museum of Central Maine, followed b y the return of GSK in the Summer with the Maine Discovery Museum! We'll be closing out with a program on camouflage in nature with Waterville Public Library staff member, Michelle. Come down to the library for more hands-on learning! As always, all of the materials will be provided and each student will get their very own Science Lab Notebook.\nThese events are intended f or 2nd through 6th grade students. Adult guardians must remain with their c hild throughout the entirety of the event. Maine Discovery Museum is provid ing kits at their events.  No registration required!\nJune 26th: Bot On! Wi th Jessecca Craig\nFeeling a spark of creativity? Join our electrifying cod ing workshop and learn about drag-and-drop coding as you help a robot navig ate a maze.\nJuly 3rd : Children's Discovery Museum's Caitlin Walker\n"The Size of Space!"\nCaitlin Walker from the Children's Discovery Museum of Cen tral Maine (https://www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org/) talks about just how big space is!\nJuly 10th: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summ er! \nBe an Astrobiologist - Your learners are a team of astrobiologists. A spacecraft is going to bring back some samples of soil from another planet . Find out if any of the samples might contain tiny living things (microbes ).\n (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-an-astrobio logist)https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-an-astrobi ologist (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-an-astro biologist)\nJuly 17th: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summer!  \nBe a Planetary Geologist - Your learners are a team of planetary geologis ts. We want to send astronauts to Mars, but which are the best landscapes t o visit? Use images, 3D data, and models to investigate a landscape on Mars .\n (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-planetary- geologist)https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-plane tary-geologist (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a -planetary-geologist)\nJuly 24th: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in t he Summer!  \nBe a Robotics Engineer- Your learners are a team of robotics engineers. They are part of a team that is designing a rover to explore Mar s. Design the scoop that will pick up rocks and soil samples to bring back to Earth.\n (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-ro botics-engineer)https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a -robotics-engineer (https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/ be-a-robotics-engineer)\nJuly 31st: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summer!  \nBe a Rocket Engineer- Your learners are a team of rocket en gineers designing a new space rocket. Design a rocket body that can travel as far as possible and safely carry a payload.\n (https://scienceinthesumme r.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-rocket-engineer)https://scienceinthesumm er.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-rocket-engineer (https://scienceinthesu mmer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-rocket-engineer)\nAugust 7th :  Can y ou see me? With Michelle Holmes\nNature is full of life that camouflages it self in different ways and for different reasons! Join Waterville Public Li brary's staff member to learn more!\n\n \n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Every Wednesday from June 26th to August 7th, from 2-3PM!&nb sp;

Curious Kids Hour is back for another year! We're s tarting out by learning about programing robots with Waterville Public Library staff member, Jessecca! Then it off to space with the Children's D iscovery Museum of Central Maine, followed by the return of GSK in the Summ er with the Maine Discovery Museum! We'll be closing out with a program on camouflage in nature with Waterville Public Library staff member, Michelle. Come down to the library for more hands-on learning! As always, all of the materials will be provided and each student will get their very own Scienc e Lab Notebook.

These events are intended for 2nd through 6th grade s tudents. Adult guardians must remain with their child throughout the entire ty of the event. Maine Discovery Museum is providing kits at their events.  No registration required!

June 26th: Bot On! With Jessecca C raig

Feeling a spark of creativity? Join our electrifying coding workshop and learn about drag-and-drop coding as you help a robot navigate a maze.

July 3rd : Children's Discovery Museum's Caitlin Walk er

"The Size of Space!"

Caitlin Walker from the Children's Discovery Museum of Cen tral Maine talks about just how big space is!

July 10th:  Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summer! 

Be an A strobiologist - Your learners are a team of astrobiologists. A spacecraft i s going to bring back some samples of soil from another planet. Find out if any of the samples might contain tiny living things (microbes).

https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientis t/be-an-astrobiologist

July 17th: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summer! 

Be a Planetary Geologist - You r learners are a team of planetary geologists. We want to send astronauts t o Mars, but which are the best landscapes to visit? Use images, 3D data, an d models to investigate a landscape on Mars.

https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-plane tary-geologist

July 24th: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Sc ience in the Summer!  

Be a Robotics Engineer- Your lea rners are a team of robotics engineers. They are part of a team that is des igning a rover to explore Mars. Design the scoop that will pick up rocks an d soil samples to bring back to Earth.

https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/be-a-robotics-engine er

July 31st: Maine Discovery Museum / GSK Science in the Summer!  

Be a Rocket Engineer- Your learners are a te am of rocket engineers designing a new space rocket. Design a rocket body t hat can travel as far as possible and safely carry a payload.

https://scienceinthesummer.fi.edu/be-a-space-scientist/b e-a-rocket-engineer

August 7th :  Can you see me? Wi th Michelle Holmes

Nature is full of life that camouflages itself in different ways and for different reasons! Join Waterville Public Librar y's staff member to learn more!


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