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Three senior citizens standing in a green room thinking about electric motors.

Senior STEAM

Build An Electric Motor
2025-04-10 10:00:00 2025-04-10 11:00:00 America/New_York Senior STEAM Let's make simple electric motors! Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Thursday, April 10
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-04-10 10:00:00 2025-04-10 11:00:00 America/New_York Senior STEAM Let's make simple electric motors! Southwest Regional Library - SWRL STEAM Lab

Let's make simple electric motors!

Join us building simple electric motors using household objects. Success is not guaranteed but that's part of the challenge!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM |

TAGS: | Seniors 55+ |

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