GSK Science in the Summer™

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Philadelphia

County students entering second through sixth grade are invited to register and

attend GSK Science in the Summer™. This free, fun experiment-oriented course is

taught by certified teachers to groups of 16 students in two age groups:

children entering second and third grades (Level I), and children entering

fourth through sixth grades (Level II). GSK Science in the Summer™ is sponsored

by GSK in partnership with The Franklin Institute and local libraries.

Course Description: GSK Science

in the Summer™ will teach Philadelphia students the basics of physics through

experiments involving six types of simple machines: the lever, the inclined

plane, the screw, the wheel, the pulley, and the gear. Philadelphia County

students will build simple machines that help people to do work—such as lifting

huge boulders, building bridges, pumping water, and many other critical

tasks—more easily. Students will learn about motion, and will discover that

everything in the universe moves and why this is the case.

In

Philadelphia, GSK Science in the Summer™ consists of two two-hour sessions that

occur across two days. Class times are Level I: 10 a.m. – noon and Level II: 2

p.m. – 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Now in its

28th year, GSK Science in the Summer™ opens young minds to the world

of science and fosters a life-long appreciation of learning. More than 120,000

students from the Greater Philadelphia Area have participated in GSK Science in

the Summer™ since its inception.

Registration Information: Parents

must register in person at the library they wish their child to attend.

Students are selected to participate through a lottery.

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Roxborough
Library, 6245 Ridge
Ave., Philadelphia,
PA 19128-2630, (Ridge Ave.
& Hermitage St.), Contact:
(215) 685-2550