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STEM - Technology | Binary Code Bracelets
2026-08-24 17:00:00 2026-08-24 18:00:00 America/New_York STEM - Technology | Binary Code Bracelets Make friendship bracelets with a math twist: binary coding letters to make a special meaning! Grayson Branch -

Monday, August 24
5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Make friendship bracelets with a math twist: binary coding letters to make a special meaning!

Learn how computers use binary code (just 1s and 0s) to communicate, then turn a message into a friendship bracelet using beads as your “code.”

AGE GROUP: | Ages 6-11 |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM - Technology | STEM - Mathematics | Arts |

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