Events
Who Polluted the River at Scarsdale Public Library
Monday, June 26, 2023
Students learn the history of their local river and how much human activity has polluted it. Then they try to clean up the mess using different technologies.
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Ancient Rock Art at Scarsdale Public Library
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Students make petroglyphic art using organic and mineral materials that would have been used in ancient times.
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Plantenstein at Scarsdale Public Library
Friday, July 14, 2023
In this introduction to plant propagation, students create a creature using vegetable and houseplant cuttings that will grow into their own living creation.
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Plantenstein at Larchmont Public Library
Thursday, August 3, 2023
In this introduction to plant propagation, students create a creature using vegetable and houseplant cuttings that will grow into their own living creation.
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Earthworm Compost at Larchmont Public Library
Thursday, August 10, 2023
In this introduction to vermiculture, students search for earthworms, learn what they eat, learn what they can provide us, and give them a habitat.
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The Three Sisters at Scarsdale Public Library
Friday, August 11, 2023
Students learn about the three sisters of Northern American agriculture – corn, pole beans, and squash, and create seed mosaics.
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Polar Bear Blubber at Larchmont Public Library
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Students simulate what it feels like to wear a glove of “blubber” and how it protects animals like polar bears from the cold, as well as learn how they are impacted by climate change and the melting of polar icecaps.
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