STEAM: Pom Pom Launcher Experiment
FREE👶 Ages 6–12📍 Morrisania

STEAM: Pom Pom Launcher Experiment

📆Thu, Sep 24 · 3:30 PM
📍NYPL Woodstock Library · 761 East 160th Street, Bronx, NY, 10456 Get directions ↗
🏷Free

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Join staff from the Woodstock Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to STEAM. September 24: Pom Pom Launcher Experiment Get ready to launch some fun! In this experiment, you'll build a pom-pom launcher and discover how stored energy can send a fluffy pom-pom soaring through the air. Try changing the amount of force or the launch angle, then see how it changes how high and how far your pom-pom flies while exploring the exciting science of motion and energy. Sign up for the biweekly NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on free children's programs, upcoming author talks, and more happening at the Library and online.

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