Election Day 2016

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November 8, 2016

Election Day 2016

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On election Day, opponents meet and a new chapter of a democratic story begins.

The Museum offers a day long (9am – 3pm) program to enrich the hours of the school holidays.

Fee per day: $65 ($60 for members)
Before and after care (7:30 am – 5:30 pm) is available at $8 per hour.

We do not need medical forms for Vacation programs unless your child will be bringing an Epi Pen or medication that may need to be administered during the course of the day. We would need the current Medical Administration form signed by the physician and the parents in order to have these medications on hand. The Rx for the prescriptions must also be with the meds.

Click on each program for complete information and link to registration.

November 8, 2016

MAKE: All the World's a Stage

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Think of characters that confront each other in classic stories: Red Riding Hood vs The Wolf; Cinderella vs. The Step Sisters; Hansel & Gretel vs The Witch.

Build a weareable cigarbox stage…which has roots in both Asian and European story telling.

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November 8, 2016

MAKE: Mechanical Movements

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On Election Day we ask, Who is in control?" Test that idea. Or just take control.

150 years ago, water powered the machines on our site. A clever vocabulary of gears, cogs, belts and levers controlled the speed, direction and the shape of the movement. H.T. Brown wrote a dictionary of those movements to train Mechanics.

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November 8, 2016

Stop Motion Animation – Election Day 2016

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Make your household objects come to life! Learn the basics of stop motion animation with programs like Stykz and iStopmotion. Study famous uses of stop motion in popular culture. Experiment with legos, paper, and other mediums.

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November 8, 2016

Scratch: Election Day 2016

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Decide the outcome of this election using MIT's Scratch, a programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and share your creations with others around the world. In the process of designing and programming Scratch projects, young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

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