Build Your Own City - Kids Event!
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May 07, 2011
from 11:00 AM to 04:00 PM |
| Where | Swissnex Boston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge MA, 02138 |
| Contact Name | Sabine Ledermann |
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As part of the Cambridge Sc!ence Festival and under the Think Swiss program, swissnex Boston/Consulate of Switzerland, is delighted to tell you about our next family event.
swissnex Boston/Consulate of Switzerland invites children of all ages to its annual Sustainable Kids Event 2011 where they can build their own birdhouses, experiment with energy and construct a futuristic city from their own imaginations. This fun learning event is the vision of the 2000 Watt Society: attaining a balance in energy use between industrialized and developing countries, enabling everyone to enjoy a suitable standard of living.
♦ Workshop 1: Build your own City
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Be a urban planner! Create your dream hose out of recycling materials and let us build perfect the future city!
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♦ Workshop 2: My (Climate) Birdhouse
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Design and construct a birdhouse out of pre-cut wood and experiment with different isolation materials. How does the temperature change using different materials? Create your perfect birdhouse and take it home! more
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♦ Workshop 3: Power Rodeo
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Find out how energy efficient our gadgets (Iphone, Laptops, DS, ect.) are by using a watt meter. Small changes make a big difference when it comes to energy efficiency!! more
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♦ Workshop 4: Trucks to fill up messes
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Educators and parents can also get some learning done. The 2000 Watt Society travelling exhibition, awarded “Best in Show” at the European Design Awards 2009, originated in Zurich and finds a new home at swissnex Boston. Adapted for the US market, the exhibition portrays the range of options for sustainable construction.
Did you know…
…that this event is but our latest collaboration with the Cambridge Sc!ence Festival (2008: “Climate Trial”; 2009: “Think Swiss, Think Swim – Build Your Own Swimming Structure”; and 2010: “Kids on Wheels”).
The event is free, but be there early to sign-up for your spot!
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