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Venue:Discovery Museum
Hours:11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Ages:Kids
In/Outdoor:Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:$ see below
Category:Books & Poetry

The Desperate Case of the Diamond Chip, Galactic Academy of Science #1, by Pendred Noyce
Pre-registration class
Science Discovery Museum

Time travel as you read this exciting mystery about the theft of a secret next-generation computer chip.

Learn about the history of electronics as you visit famous scientists and engineers of the past: Dmitri Mendeleev, Niels Bohr, John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Robert Noyce.

After you read the mystery, come to the Museum for a book discussion and guided hands-on activities including: making an electroscope, observing spectra, investigating heat transfer, sun photolithography, and cutting through an ice cube.

(The Desperate Case of the Diamond Chip from Tumblehome Learning is 130 pages with color pictures.)
Instructors: Penny Noyce and Peter Wong
Ages: 9 to 12
Pre-registration required by July 5; please register and pay online at http://tinyurl.com/sciencemystery1. After you register, pick up your book from the Science Discovery Museum admission desk to read before the class!

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$20 for members; $24 for non-members; book included

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discoverymuseums.org/upcoming-events-calendar/2012-7-11

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177 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720 map
Phone: 978-264-4200

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