Registration opens:
December 20th, 2025

Science Saturday - Cornstarch packing peanuts!

Presented by Science Connections

Packing peanuts with Science Connections! Space is limited, registration required. Ages 6-10.

Have you ever gotten a package filled with cushy packing peanuts and wondered what to do with them? Well, if they are cornstarch packing peanuts the answer is SCIENCE! Join Science Connections as we play with this fun biodegradable packing material. We will use chemistry to see which liquids will dissolve the peanuts and use engineering to see how tall we can make a tower.  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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