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Friday, August 19, 2016

Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum - August 27 event Science - Tech aspects

Science and games are coming together in late August at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in downtown Springfield, IL.
The Civil War Tech event gets underway on August 27, 2016. It is a free event in Union Square Park, offering more than one dozen activities exploring science and history. The back to school event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Students will be able to learn about Civil War communications in a scavenger hunt using Morse code. They can also study photography and submarines by developing images on light-sensitive paper and making submarines from water bottles.
Also included at the event: Civil War Tech Medical School and a life-size game of "Operation". Any teachers attending will be given materials to take back to their classrooms to use.  [ WAND TV article August 19, 2016 ]

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