Free Hands-on Learning for Grades 2-5 Summer 2023 Chester County Libraries
Harmonious STEM for 2nd-5th graders is hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, and math, all for free at Chester County Libraries.
This summer at Chester County Libraries, kids going into grades 2-5 can get noisy with science, technology, engineering, and math! Each 90-minute program will offer opportunities to explore STEM fields through musical fun.
Attendance is free, but registration with each library is required at the links provided.
What happens when you bend a sound wave? HOW can you bend a sound wave? WHAT IS A SOUND WAVE? Come discover what causes sound and explore the physics behind your favorite songs and instruments. In this ninety-minute workshop, registrants will participate in multi-sensory hands-on experiments and activities to inspire their creativity and curiosity.
Arithmetic has never been this artistic! Join us as we play with the patterns and geometry of music. From the Fibonacci Series to Galileo's Pendulum, registrants will be playing with numbers and notes with ninety minutes of fascinating discoveries and engaging games to leave them hungry for more!
Humans have been creating instruments for thousands of years, all across the globe! Come and join the instrument inventors of the world as we discover how material, shape, size and more factor into awesome music making marvels. Registrants will get hands on discovery of instruments from different time periods and different continents, and will even try their hand at creating the next amazing instrument!
Dates for Harmonious STEM 2023
Tuesday, June 13
2:00-3:00pm
Physics of Sound Lab
Downingtown Library, Krapf Program Room
Register for Physics of Sound Lab at Downingtown Library
Tuesday, June 20
2:00-3:00pm
Physics of Sound Lab
Coatesville Area Library, Community Room
Register for Physics of Sound Lab at Coatesville Library
Thursday, June 22
2-3:30pm
Organized Noise Workshop
Paoli Library, Indoors
Register for Organized Noise Workshop at Paoli Library
Thursday, June 22
4:00-5:00pm
Physics of Sound Lab
Tredyffrin Library, Computer Lab
Register for Physics of Sound Lab at Tredyffrin Library
Thursday, June 29
2-3:30pm
Organized Noise Workshop
Atglen Public Library, Program Room
Register for Organized Noise Workshop at Atglen Public Library
Tuesday, July 11
2-3:30pm
Instrument Engineering Lab
Downingtown Library, Krapf Program Room
Register for Instrument Engineering Lab at Downingtown Library
Thursday, July 13
2-3:30pm
Instrument Engineering Lab
Paoli Library, Library Meeting Room
Register for Instrument Engineering Lab at Paoli Library
Monday, July 17
2-3:30pm
Instrument Engineering Lab
Chester County Library, Struble Room
Register for Instrument Engineering Lab at Chester County Library
Tuesday, July 18
2:00-3:30pm
Physics of Sound Lab
Phoenixville Library, Community Education Room
Register for Physics of Sound Lab at Phoenixville Library
Thursday, July 20
3:30-5:00pm
Instrument Engineering Lab
Henrietta Hankin Library, Annex
Register for Instrument Engineering Lab at Henrietta Hankin Library
Thursday, July 27
2:00-3:30pm
Physics of Sound Lab
Atglen Public Library, Program Room
Register for Physics of Sound Lab at Atglen Library
Tuesday, August 8
2-3:30pm
Organized Noise Workshop
Coatesville Library, Community Room/Large Meeting Room
Register for Organized Noise Workshop at Coatesville Library
Thursday, August 17
2-3:30pm
Instrument Engineering Lab
Atglen Public Library, Program Room
Register for Instrument Engineering Lab at Atglen Public Library
