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PEORIA, Ill. Sunday was the first day of Engineering Week at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. But, due to COVID-19, this year’s event is being done virtually.
For the first time, Engineering Week is being done completely over Zoom with events scheduled through Thursday.
Young scientists will be able to learn how to construct robots, work with hovercrafts and learn about corrosion.
800 science kits have been donated Caterpillar, the Society of Women Engineers and local organizations.
“Caterpillar made a significant donation that allowed the museum to provide 500 free engineering kits with the materials to build a simple homopolar motor, in addition to the kits donated by other engineering groups,” said Nick Rae, Peoria Riverfront Museum science educator and Engineering Week coordinator.
An annual engineering event held by the Peoria Riverfront Museum is taking a new approach during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The normal “Engineering Day” special has been changed to a week-long virtual event featuring free at-home activity kits and daily Zoom workshops, beginning this Sunday. Museum science curator Renae Kerrigan said the plan emerged from a brainstorming session with past sponsors on how to hold the event without having people in the building.
“(We) came up with this idea of sort of extending the program so instead of it just being one day, having a whole week and calling that ‘Virtual Engineering Week,’” said Kerrigan. “Groups have put together these kits, so it’s free materials for families to pick up and then they do the activities at home.
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