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STEM for Kids: Constellations at Wheaton Library!

Multipurpose Room
2025-10-02 14:00:00 2025-10-02 15:00:00 America/New_York STEM for Kids: Constellations at Wheaton Library! Join us for some night sky fun! For children ages 6-12. Registration Required. Wheaton Library -

Thursday, October 02
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-02 14:00:00 2025-10-02 15:00:00 America/New_York STEM for Kids: Constellations at Wheaton Library! Join us for some night sky fun! For children ages 6-12. Registration Required. Wheaton Library -

Join us for some night sky fun! For children ages 6-12. Registration Required.

Learn about the constellations we see in the night sky, the different legends behind them, and when and how you can spot them. Map your own constellations on your personal star chart!

This hands-on program will provide children with the opportunity to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve a result. 

This program is intended for children ages 6-12 years old. Registration is required.We will provide all the materials for this program.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-777-0678If you are looking for something to do until this program, take a look at these resources for kids using your library card.

Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

National Geographic Kids - Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children ages 6–14

Gale in Context: Elementary - Children's magazines and reference books

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves 

Kanopy Kids- videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

 

mh 1.1 01/03/2023

AGE GROUP: | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM |

TAGS: | STEM | Indoor Program |

Wheaton Library
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