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Putnam County Library launches free science program for teens this summer · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Putnam County Library launches free science program for teens this summer.
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  Written by Tom Collins, this article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Thanks to
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  a thirty three thousand, eight hundred and ninety two dollars
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  Project Next Generation grant from the Illinois State Library, the
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  Putnam County Public Library District will launch Earth Explorers, a
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  free hands on science program coming this summer. Designed for
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  youth ages eleven fourteen. The program will spark curiosity, strengthen
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  practical science skills, and expand access to engaging learning experiences
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  close to home. Launching May twenty six, Earth Explorers will
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  introduce participants to three key areas of environmental science through
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  rotating distance learning kits Weather Lab, Weather and Climate, Nature
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  Detective Biodiversity and unearth It Soil and Watersheds. Each kit
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  includes hands on activities, career spotlights, and reading materials, all
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  designed to be completed within a two week window at
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  their own pace. Throughout the program, the Granville Branch will
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  feature a newly purchased Bedrock Groundwater Simulator, a hands on
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  visual model demonstrating groundwater flow, wells, aquifers, and how contaminants
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  move underground alongside a rotating rock collection. Project director and
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  mentor Rachel Blunquist will be available by emails, zoom or
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  in person to support participants along the way. Youth who
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  complete all three kits will earn an invitation to an
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  all expenses paid field trip to the Burpey Museum of
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  Natural History in Rockford on Saturday, July eleventh, featuring guided tours,
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  hands on labs, museum exploration, and lunch. Green River Lines
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  will provide transportation. Each qualifying participant may bring one parent
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  or guardian. Registration ends May twenty three. Parent or guardian
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  must visit the Grandville branch in person to complete a
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  registration form. Space is limited to eighteen participants. For more information,
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  call eight one five three three nine two zero three
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  eight or email Rachel Blomquist at our Blomquist at Putnam
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  County Library dot org