Registration opens:
August 23rd, 2025

Science Saturday - Chemistry of fall colors!

Presented by Science Connections

Explore the chemistry of colors with Science Connections! Space is limited, registration required. Ages 6-10.

Summer is over and fall is here. That means colder weather, shorter days, and more colorful trees! The fall foliage certainly provides us with a beautiful array of colors but what makes the leaves turn from green to brown, red, and orange. Join Science Connections to explore the chemistry of colors and why plants change. Extract pigments from plants, explore color changing liquids, and experiment with leaf chromatography. Come jump into fall with some truly colorful chemistry.  Registration required.  Register online or call 240-773-9550 beginning 3 weeks before the event.  For children ages 6 - 10.  Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch: The Maggie Nightingale Library at 240-773-9550

If 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.

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.

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