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MARYLAND DAY

April 26, 2008

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

What is Maryland Day?

Maryland Day is a time when the University of Maryland, College Park opens its doors to the public. With demonstrations, exibhits, workshops, performances, petting zoos, and much more, Maryland Day provides something for everyone!

Our activities this year:

This year we are returned a couple of our classics. Our "make-and-take" activities this year included silly putty and bracelets with colour-changing, UV-sensitive beads.

If you'd like to purchase the colour-changing beads used in our activity for your own use, please visit www.teachersource.com

Our famous silly putty:

This year we are returned our famous silly putty. We've posted the much-requested recipe here. We're not sure where it originally came from, but are sure you can search the Internet for additional recipe variations. This silly putty recipe is a great polymer activity to do with easy-to-get household ingredients. More information about silly putty's uses and how it works is available in pdf form.

More Maryland Day Information:

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