Every Wednesday from June 26th to August 7th, from 2-3PM! 

Curious Kids Hour is back for another year! We're starting out by learning about programing robots with Waterville Public Library staff member, Jessecca! Then it off to space with the Children's Discovery Museum of Central Maine, followed by 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.

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

June 26th: Bot On! With Jessecca Craig

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 Walker

"The Size of Space!"

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

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

Be 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).

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

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

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

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

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

Be a Robotics Engineer- Your learners are a team of robotics engineers. They are part of a team that is designing a rover to explore Mars. Design the scoop that will pick up rocks and soil samples to bring back to Earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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