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Float Your Boat Part I

by jbirdmarketing | Apr 24, 2023

Why do some objects lay smoothly on top of the water and some objects drop straight to the bottom? You might think that heavy objects sink and light objects float. This sounds right… until you think of large boats! 🛳


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Need Childcare during Winter Break? Winter Break D Need Childcare during Winter Break? Winter Break Day Camp is live! ❄️

Campers will transform into Snowbound Scientists as they explore Arctic habitats, engineer and race sleds to discover the science of force and motion, and create frosty STEM projects each day. It’s the perfect way to spend winter break!

📅 Dates: December 22, 23, 29, & 30 — join us for one day or experience all four!
🕗 Time: 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
👧 Ages: PreK(4) – 4th Grade
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Come visit Muse and enjoy our weekly programs full Come visit Muse and enjoy our weekly programs full of seasonal fun and discovery! 🍂🎨

🌱 STEAM Sprouts – Tuesdays at 2 PM
🎨 Mess Makers – Tuesdays at 2:30 PM
🥁 Rhythm & Muse – Wednesdays at 2 PM
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All programs are included with admission. No registration required!

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Congrats to our Top 10 projects for STEAM at the S Congrats to our Top 10 projects for STEAM at the Stadium with @oneknoxville! ⚽🏟️
Each student did an amazing job bringing their stadium designs to life through creativity and engineering.

A huge thank you to @oneknoxville for partnering with us! 💙

Families from the community, students from Green Magnet Academy, and our Fall Break campers joined us for this project, and we had so much fun celebrating their hard work. A special thanks to our guest judges for helping select the top designs!
🤖 We had an incredible time at our Robotics Fes 🤖 We had an incredible time at our Robotics Festival! 💡 From coding to competitions, the day was full of innovation & teamwork.

A huge thank you to all the robotics teams who came out to share their expertise and inspire the next generation of creators!
School’s out for Inservice/Election Day! 🌋 Jo School’s out for Inservice/Election Day! 🌋
Join us for a full day of rocks, fossils, minerals, and volcanoes—just like real geologists! 🪨✨

📅 Tuesday, November 4 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
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Our Sensory Trick-or-Treat Night was full of candy Our Sensory Trick-or-Treat Night was full of candy and giggles! We had so much fun celebrating Spooky season with all of you! 💛✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the night magical! 🍬🕸️

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