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Partly Cloudy Rockville Centre Public Library hosts weekly Mad Science program
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Nicholas Lo was enthralled by his Mad Science experiement.
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Gabrielle DiFiore held out a bag of sugar while Carolyn Neugarten dipped a stick to coat it. From left, are Sally and Carolyn Neugarten, Graham and Teddy Batkin and Aaron Berman.
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Twins Graham and TEDDY BATKIN and Aaron Berman, far right, awaited further instructions on how to proceed with a project to concoct rock candy.
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Sally and Carolyn Neugarten didn’t exactly love the aromatic by-product of one of their experiments.
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The Rockville Centre Public Library has been hosting a weekly interactive session, Mad Science. The Girl Scout Gold Award program of Gabrielle DiFiore, children in grades 2 through 5 who attend get to delve into a different topic each week. They watch a video, or listen as a book is read to them,
and then they get to complete their own experiment relating to the topic.
The kids clearly enjoyed getting a hands-on experience with science. One week the children made baking soda volcanoes; another week they made Ooblek, a substance with both solid and liquid properties. Mad Science has helped foster an early love for both
science and exploration.
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