Hands On Gainesville

Scientists inspiring a new generation of problem-solvers.

Wild Reading Safari

August 26, 2023

Family fun at the Wild Reading Safari!

Saturday, Aug 26, 11am to 2pm

Santa Fe Zoo, 3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville

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Maker’s Space at Millhopper Library

July 21, 2023

Hands-on bridge building activities at Millhopper Library Maker’s Space

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Summer Reader Palooza

June 3, 2023

Join us for Storybook-themed, hands-on math activities at the Alachua County Library District Summer Reader Palooza at Depot Park.

10 am – noon

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Howard Bishop STEAM Night

March 30, 2023

Kids explore energy and elecrical circuits with UF Solar Gators and Hands On Gainesville

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Shands Bike Rodeo

March 25, 2023

Families explore energy conservation with Hands On Gainesville’s Kid Power Bikes.

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Lincoln MS Germ Fair

March 1, 2023

Germs!  UF Microbiology helps students explore the world of tiny organisms.

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Kanapaha Science Night

December 7, 2022

Rockets!  Chemistry!  Electricity!  Come explore with us, IEEE, UF Chemistry, and Swamp Rockets.

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Rawlings Science Night

November 16, 2022

Hands On Gainesville, UF Chemistry Outreach, UF Geology Outreach, and special guest, Marin Best, engage students in hands-on science activities.

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Solar Event sponsored by the Sierra Club

November 12, 2022

UF Solar Gators join us in presenting solar car activities and student-built energy exhibits.

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Howard Bishop Family Night

October 20, 2022

Learn about rockets with Hands On Gainesville, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), and UF Swamp Rockets.

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Summer Reader Palooza

June 4, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville for the Alachua County Library District Readerpalooza at Depot Park

10 am – noon

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Wiles Science Symposium

May 20, 2022

Hands On Gainesville uses science to investigate a Gainesville History Mystery          

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STEAM Family Night – Caring and Sharing

May 16, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville at Caring and Sharing Learning School for STEAM Family Night

5:30-7:30 pm

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Family Farm and Field Day

April 23, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville for Family Farm and Field Day.

10 am – 1 pm

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STEAM Family Night – Bishop

April 14, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville at Howard Bishop Middle School for STEAM Night

5-7 pm

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STEAM Family Night – Metcalfe

March 17, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville at Metcalfe Elementary School for STEAM Family Night

4:30-6:30 pm

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STEAM Family Night – Rawlings

March 17, 2022

Join Hands On Gainesville at Rawlings Elementary School for STEAM Family Night

4:00-6:30 pm

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Celebration of Community Collaborations

November 14, 2021

Join us to celebrate our community collaborations!

Nov. 14, Depot Park

2-5 PM

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FAST Conference

October 22, 2021

The Sci-Map presented to teachers at the Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference.

St. Augustine, FL

Oct. 21-23

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Science Tales at Alachua County Library

October 19, 2021

Electricity generation demonstration at Alachua County Library Science Tales.

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Ranger Tour of Sweetwater

October 16, 2021

Girl Scouts and SWE learn about water filtration at Sweetwater Park

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City Nature Challenge 2020: Alachua County

April 24, 2020

April 24-27, 2020

How many plants and animals can you find in your backyard?

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Howard Bishop Middle School Family Science Night

February 6, 2020

Kid Power Bikes and more at the HBMS Family Science Night.

5:30-7:30 pm

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Harry Potter & Potions!

February 1, 2020

Potions, demos, and hands on activities at the Millhopper Library, 12:00-1:00 pm and 1:30-2:30 pm.  It’s Science!

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Scout Day at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire

January 18, 2020

Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  Calling all Scouts to join Hands On Gainesville at Station #11 to make Medieval & Renaissance instruments.

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Littlewood Elem. Science Night

January 16, 2020

Pythagoras?  Harmonograph?

Learn about music and waves with Hands On Gainesville.

Littlewood Elementary School

5:30 – 7:00 pm

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Reader Palooza at Depot Park

May 19, 2019

Learn about the hidden Kingdom of Fungi!

HOG supports the Alachua County Library’s launch of Summer Reader Palooza.

Depot Park

2-4 PM

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Earth Day Celebration at the RePurpose Project

April 20, 2019

We’ll have the Harmonograph and Kid Power Bikes at the celebration.  Come join in the fun!

3:00-7:00 PM

The Repurpose Project

 

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Kid Power Bikes to the Cade

April 14, 2019

Learn about generating electricity with our Kid Power Bikes!

March 17, March 31, April 14

1:00-5:00 PM

The Cade Museum

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Millhopper Library Activity

April 2, 2019

Make your own sink hole and eat it, too!

2:00-3:00 PM

Millhopper Branch Library

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STEM Family Festival Night

March 12, 2019

HOG brings water bottle rockets to the

MLK Multipurpose Center.

5:30-7:30 PM

Sponsored by the Alachua County Council of PTAs.

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‘City Lights’ at the Cade Museum

March 9, 2019

Student built ‘City Lights’ exhibit at the Cade Museum March 9-April 16.

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Harry Potter and Potions, again!

February 9, 2019

Potions, demos, and hands on activities at the Millhopper Library, 2:00-3:00 pm and 3:30-4:30 pm.  It’s Science!

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Hands On Gainesville presents

February 1, 2019

Howard Bishop Middle School Family Science Night

October 25, 2018

Kid Power Bikes, Harmonograph, and more at the HBMS Family Science Night.

5:30-7:30 pm

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SUN Plugged Solar Home Tour

October 13, 2018

Solar Tour from 12-4 pm.

 

Hands On Gainesville science activities from 4-6 pm.

219 NW 10th Ave.

 

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STEAM Night at Micanopy Area Cooperative School

October 5, 2018

Exploring pendulums and levers in Micanopy.

 

 

 

 

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Summer Reading Palooza

June 3, 2018

Enjoy learning about solar and wind energy as we support the Alachua County Library launch of Summer Reading Palooza.

Depot Park 2-4 PM
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Rockets!

May 17, 2018

Did someone say rockets?  Come see us at,

-Lake Forest Elementary Science Night

May 17,  5:30 -7:00

-Idylwild Elementary STEAM Night

May 23,  5:30-7:30

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5th Annual North Florida Energy Whiz Expo

April 21, 2018

The 2018 Expo has been canceled.

North Florida Energy Whiz

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Community Forum -Energy and Conservation

March 17, 2018

Hands On Gainesville joins the community in discussions of energy conservation and renewable energy.

Thelma Bolton Center, 10 AM – 2 PM.

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Can You Dig It

March 17, 2018

Explore rocks & minerals with Hands On Gainesville at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

 

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Shands UF Health Bike Rodeo

March 10, 2018

Join us as we get kids moving with the Kid Power Bikes at the Shands UF Health Bike Rodeo, O’Connell Center parking lot.

March 10, 2018
9:00 am – 1:00 pm

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‘City Lights’ exhibit at Library!

March 3, 2018

Alachua County Library Headquarters
2-3 PM
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Harry Potter and Potions!

February 24, 2018

 

Potions, demos, and hands on activities at the Millhopper Library, 11:00am – 1:00pm.  It’s Science!

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Science Night at Littlewood Elementary

January 18, 2018

  

Hands On Gainesville to explore energy and motion with families at Littlewood Science Night from 6:00-7:30.  Come join the fun!

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Science Night at Metcalfe Elementary

November 2, 2017

Join us for an evening of science exploration, 6-7:30 pm.

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Science Night at Bishop Middle School 2017

October 26, 2017


Join us as we explore electricity and magnetism at Bishop Science Night.

​5:30​-​7:30​pm
HBMS Science Wing and Gymnasium

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UF Health Street’s Night of Dance

October 22, 2017


Hands On Gainesville gets things moving at UF Health Street’s 2nd Annual Night of Dance
Bo Diddley plaza 4-7 PM

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Rockets at Bishop Middle School

May 11, 2017

Mr. Jimmy helps 6th graders build and launch rockets

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Cone Library – boats from corrugated plastic yard signs

May 2, 2017

Creativity abounds as kids make boats by repurposing yard signs made from corrugated plastic.

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Rally following March for Science

April 22, 2017

See a continuum of science and technology with our electric bike display, from teaching bikes to real products, at the  Bo Diddley Plaza, 11:30-3:00.

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4th Annual North Florida Energy Whiz Expo

April 8, 2017

A beautiful solar day at the Expo!

 

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Can You Dig It

March 18, 2017

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Exploring minerals in your home with Hands On Gainesville’s new Mineral House exhibit.    

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‘City Lights’ debut

February 25, 2017

Hands On Gainesville is proud to announce the debut of ‘City Lights’, an interactive exhibit designed by kids, for kids.

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In the GRU tent at the Cotton to the Cade, Feb 25, Depot Park

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Cone Library – Fun with Dry Ice

February 7, 2017

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Students explore properties of dry ice.

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Acoustics & Instruments at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire

January 28, 2017

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Join us to learn about early acoustic experiments and development of modern instruments.

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Socratic Dialogue with Dr. Carl Colavito

January 10, 2017

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Continue our community dialogue about education with Dr. Carl Colavito and Hands On Gainesville at the Alachua  Headquarters  Library Meeting Room A on Tues January 10, 2017 from 7:00 – 8:30pm

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FIRST Robotics 2017

January 8, 2017

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BOTS announces 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition

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Blackout Friday Small Business Expo

December 9, 2016

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Our new ‘Mineral House’ was a big hit

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Cone Library – Solar Car Designs Continue

December 6, 2016

Socratic Dialogue

November 15, 2016

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Renowned author Christopher Phillips guides a community dialogue in the tradition of Socrates.  What are we teaching our children?  What should we be teaching our children?

Santa Fe College            4:30 PM  Room WA 104

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Cone Library – Solar Car Designs Begin!

November 1, 2016

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Students in Cone Library after-school program begin designing cars for the North Florida Energy Whiz Expo.

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Science Night at Bishop Middle School 2016

October 20, 2016

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Fabulous turn-out at the 2nd annual Howard Bishop Middle School Science Night.  Students explore electricity and magnetism with Hands On Gainesville.

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UF Health Street’s Night of Dance

August 20, 2016

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Hands On Gainesville gets things moving at UF HealthStreet’s 1st Annual Night of Dance.

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Reader Palooza at Library

August 7, 2016

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Exploring fitness with the Kid Power bikes

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STEM at Alachua Learning Academy

May 26, 2016

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Kid Power Bikes help students from kindergarten through 5th grade learn about electricity and magnetism.

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Kid Power Bike to Cade’s Inventivity Bash 2016

April 30, 2016

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Steam punk, simple machines, and invention!

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RePurpose Project’s Spring Gleaning Festival

April 23, 2016

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Earth Day fun at the Spring Gleaning Festival.

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3rd Annual North Florida Energy Whiz Expo

April 9, 2016

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A dazzling solar day at the North Florida Energy Whiz Expo!

 

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Exploring Seeds at the Cone Park Library

March 1, 2016

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Students dissect a seed and plant a seed at the Cone Library.

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Exploring Planets at the Cone Park Library

February 2, 2016

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Volunteers and students explore relative sizes and distances of planets.

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Hands On Teaches Teachers at the Sivia Center Workshop

January 14, 2016

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Hands On Gainesville helps teachers to bring more hands-on activities into the classroom.

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FIRST Robotics Kick-Off

January 9, 2016

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The Kid Power Bike at the New Engineering Building on UF campus

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Solar System Circuits at the Cone Park Library

January 5, 2016

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Students learn about circuits as they make the sun light up in their solar system model.

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Operation Santa Delivery

December 12, 2015

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Hands On Kid Power bike  at Operation Santa Delivery.

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Kid Power Bike at the Cone Library

December 1, 2015

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The Kid Power Bike will be at the Cone Park Library to teach children about energy and how it helps us do work.

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Separating Mixtures at the Cone Library

November 3, 2015

Separating mixtures at the Cone Library.

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Science Night at Howard Bishop Middle School 2015

October 22, 2015

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Hands On Gainesville participates in Howard Bishop Middle School Science Night.

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2nd Annual North Florida Energy Whiz Expo

April 11, 2015

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Let the games begin!

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Solar Car Track Practices

February 28, 2015

Students test and troubleshoot solar cars on the Energy Whiz Expo car track.

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Science Night at Glen Springs Elementary School

February 26, 2015

Hands On Gainesville participates in Glen Springs Elementary Science Night.  

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Solar Car Workshop at the Library

February 14, 2015

Hands On Gainesville teaches a solar car workshop for kids in preparation for Energy Whiz Expo.

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Solar Cooker Workshop at the Cade

February 7, 2015

Hands On Gainesville teaches a class on making a pizza box oven

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Electrical Engineering Day at UF

January 27, 2015

WECE outreach to Newberry Elementary

Hands On Gainesville joins UF Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) 

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Solar Car Workshop for Teachers

January 10, 2015

Teachers attend workshop to build solar cars in preparation for the 2nd Annual Energy Whiz Expo.

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Bike Florida

October 24, 2014

Eastside High School students help children learn 

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Celebrating Science Float in UF Homecoming Parade

October 17, 2014

Hands On Lincoln students design a float Celebrating Science 

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UF Innovation Square Grand Opening

June 13, 2014

The Kid Power Bike debuts at the Innovation Square Grand Opening.

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Aerophone Presentation

June 12, 2014

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Oak Hammock visitors to the Cade given a demonstration on the physics of aerophones.

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“She’s A Scientist” at The Cade

April 19, 2014

Girl Scouts explore science and engineering at The Cade for “She’s A Scientist”.

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1st Annual North Florida Energy Whiz Expo

April 5, 2014

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Students race model solar cars and prepare meals in solar ovens.

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Can You Dig It

February 15, 2014

Students test minerals at the Florida Museum of Natural History.  

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Creative Hands Award

February 6, 2014

‘Creative Hands’ award presented to a middle school student at the Alachua Regional Science and Engineering Fair for demonstrating  ingenuity and diligence in solving a well-defined, real-world problem.

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Solar Car Workshop at The Cade

January 11, 2014

Teachers learn how to build a solar car in preparation for Energy Whiz Expo.

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