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SUMMARY:Curiosity Cube: Mobile Science Lab
LOCATION:Gaithersburg Library\nGaithersburg Library
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DESCRIPTION:Spark your child's love of science with a visit to the Curiosi
 ty Cube!.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16369934
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>MilliporeSigma's <strong><a href="https://
 thecuriositycube.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Curiosity Cube</a></
 strong>&nbsp\;is a retrofitted shipping container that has been transforme
 d into a mobile science lab. It features interactive hands-on science expe
 riments using the latest technology to spark curiosity in the next generat
 ion of scientists! Stop by the Cube outside the library anytime between no
 on and 4 p.m.</p>\n<p>This year visitors will discover the fundamentals of
  synthetic biology through three interactive experiments. Children and tee
 ns can:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore how enzyme shapes influence biological proc
 esses using lock-and-key models.</li>\n<li>Discover how DNA &ldquo\;codes&
 rdquo\; affect traits and behaviors.</li>\n<li>Learn how turning genes on 
 and off can create genes that help solve real-world problems.</li>\n</ul>\
 n<p><strong>For ages 7 to 14 years old.</strong>&nbsp\; Parents/caregivers
  MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program.&nbsp\;</p>
 \n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Questions about this program? </strong>Please contac
 t <strong><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-pu
 blic-libraries/library-locations/gaithersburg-library" target="_blank" rel
 ="noopener">Gaithersburg Library</a></strong> at 240-773-9490.</p>\n<p>Add
 itional parking can be found in the office building next door to the libra
 ry.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Coming soon:</strong> Sign up for the library
 's Summer Reading Challenge!</p>\n<p>Preregistration begins May 15. Log ac
 tivities from June 13&nbsp\;- August 21\, 2026.</p>\n<p></p>\n<hr />\n<p>L
 ibrary Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to p
 articipants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attendin
 g a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.</p>\n<h
 r />\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are De
 af or Hard of Hearing should request <strong><a href="https://mcgmd.wufoo.
 com/forms/wypec8q0j2yngy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">English-language
  captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong> at least five day
 s before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the As
 sistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with 
 all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>mh 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n
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