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DISCOVER TECH EXHIBIT
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Discover Tech is made possible through the support of the National Science Foundation. The exhibition and its educational support materials and outreach opportunities are part of the STAR (Science-Technology Activities and Resources) Library Education Network (STAR_Net),
a hands-on learning program for libraries and their communities.

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Astronaut Challenge
Cradle of Aviation  at EMPL
Grades 3 - 6
at 3 p.m.
Registration required.
Have you ever thought about what it would take to work in space? Use the gloves and tools
the astronauts use. We have everything but zero gravity.
DISCOVER TECH:
Engineers Make a World of Difference
Through exciting interactive elements and displays, visitors to the Discover Tech traveling exhibition will realize that engineers are real people who, through a creative and collaborative design process, arrive at practical solutions to help solve society's problems in the U.S. and throughout the world.
Remember Discover Earth?
         Now we have Discover Tech!
Opening Saturday, September 6 at 9:30 a.m.
Experience the exhibit and enjoy programs  from  The Cradle of Aviation, The Gizmo Guys, and visiting engineers.  

Discover Tech features a number of hands-on activities that engage people of all ages.  


These include:

*  A quiz game that allows participants to explore the science of 
   engineering.

*  Use the hands-on challenge to build an arch structure.

*  The Inventors Lab station where users build a variety of electrical
   circuits.

*  An Interactive Touch Table with Game Changers, 14 Grand Challenges
   for Engineering.

*  Use a hand-crank generator, to make electrical energy to power
   various types of light bulbs.

*  The Solar Power Station allows visitors to experiment with a light
   source and a solar panel.


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EAST MEADOW, N.Y.  11554-1700
(516) 794-2570
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