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Education | Plant Anatomy
2023-08-18 11:00:00 2023-08-18 12:00:00 America/New_York Education | Plant Anatomy Learn about how plants grow with our tower garden! We'll dig in to both plants and the tower garden itself with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Suwanee Branch - Suwanee Meeting Room

Friday, August 18
11:00am - 12:00pm

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Suwanee Branch

Suwanee Meeting Room

Learn about how plants grow with our tower garden! We'll dig in to both plants and the tower garden itself with hands-on activities and demonstrations.

This program is aimed at kids ages 6-11, but parents and older or younger siblings are also welcome to participate. Kids will get the inside scoop not only on plant anatomy and life cycles, but also on how our tower garden helps us grow things in the library. Some activities may involve dirt and water, so kids should be dressed appropriately.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 6-11 |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM - Science | Environment | Education |

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