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PCN Lego Plymouth Recreation Department

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PCN PACTV Community News. Think Lego’s are just for building? Well the Plymouth Recreation department has taken Lego’s to a whole new level. They have incorporated STEM based challenges to solve problems such as building a Lego crank to lift up a broken toy…or a pulley system to lift rocks up a hill. The program is designed to emphasize creativity, cooperation and literacy skills. PCN stopped into a class to see more.

‘Wicked Cool Vet School’ enthralls Northboro students

Nine-year-old Alex Reineke wants to be a veterinarian. So this past week, he received his lab coat, his stethoscope, notebook and some hands-on experience dissecting a cow’s eye and owl pellet as part of the weeklong summer program, “Wicked Cool Vet School,” held at the Peaslee School.

A Parent’s Guide to Minecraft: 5 Reasons to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Cubes

Calling Minecraft a game doesn’t do it justice; it’s more like a movement. Available on nearly every device where games can be played, from computers and consoles to smartphones, Minecraft boasts more than 100 million registered players, many of them barely out of kindergarten. Is this due to its stunning 3D graphics, sophisticated plot, and adrenaline-pumping gameplay? No, it is not.

Seacoast Start-up Night

eCoast will be facilitating Seacoast Start-up Night for the Seacoast Technology Community. Barb, co-founder and Executive Director of Wicked Cool for Kids, will be one of the event speakers.

Duxbury Rocket Launch

Seventeen children were discovered inside Duxbury’s Chandler Elementary School during the week of July 8 with solid-fuel rockets and replicas of NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery. Parents learned that their children, aged 7-11, also planned to make high-pressure water-rockets, helicopters and hot-air balloons. Officials disclosed that the kids held a rocket launch party at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 11 behind Chandler. The group said to have taken responsibility for encouraging scientific behavior calls itself Wicked Cool for Kids. A spokesperson for the organization said that a website has been established to give parents information about what to expect at wickedcoolforkids dot com.

Lego Robotics and Rocket Science

The town is partnering with Wicked Cool for Kids in Woburn to offer two science-based camps to children entering grades 2-4, Howell said.

The Lego Robotics program (July 8-12, $295) introduces kids to engineering. Kids create robots with motors and sensors, and program them using computers, said Barb Johnson, an owner and education director for Wicked Cool for Kids.

During the Rocket Science program (July 22-26, $295) students build and launch a solid fuel scale model of a rocket, Johnson said. The students launch the rockets at the end of the week (weather permitting), and parents are invited, she said.