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4-6th Grade Book Discussion - Virtual

Virtual Book Discussion & STEM Activity

2021-02-11 18:00:00 2021-02-11 19:00:00 America/New_York 4-6th Grade Book Discussion - Virtual Join us virtually for a 4-6th grade book discussion, followed by a fun STEM activity. Virtual Branch -

Thursday, February 11
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-02-11 18:00:00 2021-02-11 19:00:00 America/New_York 4-6th Grade Book Discussion - Virtual Join us virtually for a 4-6th grade book discussion, followed by a fun STEM activity. Virtual Branch -

Join us virtually for a 4-6th grade book discussion, followed by a fun STEM activity.

This month we will be discussing The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby. The e-book is available for digital download via the Overdrive/Libby App and physical copies can be reserved via Holds To Go

The discussion will be followed by a fun STEM challenge.

STEM Supplies Needed: Paper & Pencil

Discussion Questions:

1. What is this story about? What are the main themes? 
2. What is an alternative history? What are some examples of this in the book? 
3. Tess, Theo, Jamie and the rest of the residents of 354 W. 73rd Street are about to lose their home. If you were in their shoes how would this make you feel?  
4. Explain why Tess says their effort to solve the Cipher seems “adorable,” as though it were more than a coincidence. 
5. In this version of the world, people have hybrid animal pets. What type of hybrid pet would you want to have?  
6. Chapter 11 - “People like to fool themselves into thinking that they could never be fooled.” In chapter 11, Tess and her dad have a discussion about a “black box.” What is this and would you open the black box? 
7. Chapter 21 – Jamie wonders if maybe the Morningstarr creations are actually alive. What did you think of this? 
8. Does the design of a machine influence how well it is accepted? Why do people sometimes have trouble accepting scientific advances? Advances in engineering? 
9. Slant says, “the solution is not in the streets or the buildings of this city, but in us, in its people. We are the magic. We are the treasure.” By the end Tess wonders if Slant is just a little bit right by saying that “we are the treasure,” What do you think is meant by this? 
10. At the end of the book, is seems as though a battle has just begun. What war is coming?  

Join us in Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92415905304?pwd=SFlDbkRVVTV2bm1XSjFYMWJjanZmdz09

Or Dial In: 301 715 8592; Meeting ID: 924 1590 5304

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AGE GROUP: | Elementary School Age |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Discussions |

TAGS: | Virtual Program |

Virtual Branch

Branch manager
Maddie Hines

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Holiday
Mon, Mar 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Holiday)

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Thu, Mar 28, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Mar 28, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Sat, Mar 30, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Tue, Apr 02, 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Thu, Apr 04, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

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Wed, Apr 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Wed, Apr 10, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Thu, Apr 11, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Thu, Apr 18, 2:30pm - 4:00pm

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