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Video Game Science (Grades 3-5)

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2025-06-19 16:15:00 2025-06-19 17:00:00 America/Chicago Video Game Science (Grades 3-5) Find out how science influences your favorite video games. Create catapults, build, race, and engineer video game scenarios in real life. Northbrook Public Library - Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Thursday, June 19
4:15pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-19 16:15:00 2025-06-19 17:00:00 America/Chicago Video Game Science (Grades 3-5) Find out how science influences your favorite video games. Create catapults, build, race, and engineer video game scenarios in real life. Northbrook Public Library - Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Youth Services Activity Room - Second Floor

Find out how science influences your favorite video games. Create catapults, build, race, and engineer video game scenarios in real life.

Video Game Science

Find out how science influences your favorite video games. Create catapults, build, race, and engineer video game scenarios in real life. 

Thursday June 19th, 4:15-5:00 PM, YS Activity Room 

Thursday July 17th, 4:15-5:00 PM, YS Activity Room 

AGE GROUP: | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Youth Learning |

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