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OMSI festival includes hands-on, interactive demonstrations

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Constructing a dinosaur skeleton was just one of the many hands-on activities children could participate in during the OMSI Science Festival at Hathaway Elementary School on Wednesday. More than 250 children and their caregivers came out to the last free summer event at the school, which was one of five held during July and August.

Whether it was constructing a dinosaur skeleton, “digging” for fossils or exploring how magnets worked, there was plenty to do at the OMSI Science Festival at Hathaway Elementary School.

More than 250 children and their caregivers came out to the last free summer event at the school, which was one of five held during July and August. In addition, children up to age 18 could eat a free lunch in the Hathaway cafeteria as a part of the school’s summer lunch program.

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