The Lancaster Science Factory will close at 3:00 pm on Saturday, February 21st, for a private event.
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Bots + Boxes: A Cardboard Robot Lab for grades 1 – 4
October 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Bots + Boxes: A Cardboard Robot Lab for grades 1 – 4.
8-week series – $125 per student
Spend your Saturdays inventing! In this 8-session workshop series, young makers will engage in hands-on STEM challenges that spark creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. They’ll design playful inventions using Strawbees, micro:bit coding, Makey Makey controllers, and safe cardboard building with the ChompSaw. Every session follows the engineering design cycle to transform ideas into real, 3D moving creations.
This class meets on the following Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am:
- September 27th
- October 4th
- October 11th
- October 18th
- October 25th
- November 1st
- November 8th
- November 15th
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR UPCOMING CLASSES
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