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April 2018
Whirlwind: Art in Motion | Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
This exhibition of kinetic sculptures at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens showcases the convergence of art and science as each sculpture changes with light and wind. The exhibit opens April 21 and will be open daily through Sept. 30, 2019. The Arboretum is open…
Find out more »August 2018
Verizon Innovative Learning Lab: Holography
Free
Verizon and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) have partnered to create a new kind of hands-on learning for kids to experience in Verizon retail stores. These interactive labs are free and will introduce skills like coding or design while using new technology like virtual reality,…
Find out more »Code Ninjas Code-A-Thon
Code Ninjas offers its first-ever Scratch Code-A-Thon and a Back to School Open House on August 19. Each Code-A-Thon team will consist of two coders. If a team member is not requested, a team member will be assigned. Participants are not required to be a student…
Find out more »Code Ninjas Back-to-School OPEN HOUSE
Code Ninjas helps parents prepare their kids to think like a programmer through an ongoing coding and robotics curriculum. Code Senseis train youth so they can have academic success and be prepared for the jobs of the future. This immersion program teaches youth, ages 7-14,…
Find out more »Kids Lab: I Survived Pompei | Parkville Library
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids ages 7 and up to discover how you can bring science and technology to life in this program, which investigates the question: Can you survive a VOLCANO? Participants will learn about Pompeii and maybe make something blow up!
Find out more »MINDSTORM Programming Workshop for FIRST LEGO League leaders
LEGO Education offers this half-day EV3 MINDSTORM programming workshop for FIRST LEGO League coaches, parents, mentors and teachers. The programming workshop will use computers with the fully loaded LEGO EV3 MINDSTORM software. Participants will work in pairs to tackle more advanced programming tasks such as…
Find out more »The Ozarks Mini Maker Faire
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects. We call it the…
Find out more »September 2018
Journey through the Solar System | Lone Jack Library
Mid-Continent Public Library invites ages 8 and up to take a voyage from the Sun to Pluto with the imagination, and learn what makes the planets different from the sun and from each other. Through simple activities participants will better understand how the solar system…
Find out more »FIRST Tech Challenge kickoff event
Bring the team to this free kickoff event for FIRST Tech Challenge's ROVER RUCKUS season! Be part of the FIRST Tech Challenge community–meet new teams, see old friends. Learn about all the local season plans–events, advancements, etc. Watch the Game Reveal video. Ask questions of…
Find out more »Kids Lab: LEGOS at the Library | Claycomo Branch
Mid-Continent Public Library invites participants to discover how to bring science and technology to life in this program for ages 6 and up.
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