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April Fool’s Day STEAM tricks
2026-04-01 15:00:00 2026-04-01 16:00:00 America/New_York April Fool’s Day STEAM tricks Have fun with two STEAM projects: making a paperclip float and creating a rainbow bridge. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Wednesday, April 01
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-01 15:00:00 2026-04-01 16:00:00 America/New_York April Fool’s Day STEAM tricks Have fun with two STEAM projects: making a paperclip float and creating a rainbow bridge. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Tower Road Branch

Meeting Room

Have fun with two STEAM projects: making a paperclip float and creating a rainbow bridge.

We will be doing two science projects. The first project will be creating the illusion of a floating paperclip using magnets. The second project will be creating a rainbow bridge using water-based markers and the capillary action of the ink washing away and separating on paper towel when water is applied.

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-11 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | MakerSpace |

TAGS: | Science | #MakerSpace |

Tower Road Branch
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Carolyn Wallace
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Have fun with two STEAM projects: making a paperclip float and creating a rainbow bridge.
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