After learning about fireflies children
at Headquarters colored their own
A chemistry Magic Show presented
by UMW.
A chance to see how large an
ostrich's egg really is!
Learning about camping and taking
care of nature
It turns out nail polish remover will
dissolve styrofoam.
Children have a chance to have fun
while testing their knowledge of
earth science
Even Tom Kierein is impressed by
our weather station.
NBC4 weatherman Tom Kierein
explains the tools he uses to predict
the weather.
A weather station on the roof of
England Run takes some of the
mystery out of the weather.
A special exhibit allowed visitors to
learn more about the earth.
A chance to learn about and even
touch some local wildlife, like this
Intent scientists at work.
STEM related resources on LibraryPoint.org
Exploring new technology
Wind: the key to flight.
Porter-What’s going on here?
Hosting a science night for Moncure
Elementary with hands-on
experiments
Learning how thunderstorms are
formed.
Can you make a tornado in the
bottle?
Learning about water conservation
while having fun!
Hands on exploration of miniature
robots.
Uniting with other educational
institutions
College of Education of Mary Washington
Department of Chemistry, University of Mary
Washington and the Students Affiliates of the
American Chemical Society
Hypatia Living Learning Community at
Virginia Tech
Bringing Community
GroupsTogether
Explore It! Children’s Museum on the Go
Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation
Friends of the Rappahannock
Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC)
Rappahannock Astronomy Club
National Partners
 American Library Association
 Lunar and Planetary Institute
 Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC)
 National Girls Collaborative
 National Science Foundation
Ready for dusk to fall and the stars
to come out!
Putting a Smartphone's technology
to educational use
Robots in action!
A chance to learn about and touch a
pony.
Partnering with a local preschool to
clean up around the library.
Partnering with a local preschool to
clean up around the library.
Play to learn about the power of
magnets.
Bubble Science
Magnets are amazing!
Learning about engineering from VA
Tech students.
Bubble Science!
Learning about robotics with
Cubelets.
Playing “operation” with a robotic
arm.
Yes, you weigh that much more on
Jupiter!
A taste of what it’s like to operate
with a robot arm.
Using battery power.
A chance to learn about and touch
local wildlife—a corn snake.
Learning about planet density
with fruit-Saturn is the only one
that floats!
Earthquakes quaking and shaking!
Learning about robotics
Using engineering to learn how to
withstand earthquakes.
Learning about emergency
preparedness.
Using jello to test the strength of
their structures.
Using magnets to find hidden
objects.
Hands-on engineering projects
Powerful magnets at work.