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A facilitator works with a young girl on a Spark!Lab invention activity (Michigan Science Center)

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August 23, 2018

The Spark!Lab National Network brings hands-on invention learning to the nation.

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Current members of the Spark!Lab National Network:

The Children's Museum of the Upstate, Greenville, SC

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Families working at various activity tables in SparkLab at the Children’s Museum of the Upstate

Families working at various activity tables in Spark!Lab at the Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina


Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, FL

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A father and two children work on an activity at SparkLab in Fort Myers

A father and his children work on an activity in Spark!Lab at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida.


Holland Museum, Holland, MI

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3 young boys and 1 young girl work at activity tables, using craft materials in front of them. An adult woman assists 1 boy. “The Process of Invention” is written in large letters on the wall, along with the illustrated words Sketch It! Create It! Try It!

Young inventors and their families enjoy creating and testing their inventions at the Spark!Lab Holland opening event. © 2018 Smithsonian Institution; photo by Nyssa Buning


Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI

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A young boy tests his prototype in the wind tunnel in SparkLab at the Michigan Science Center

A young boy tests his prototype in the wind tunnel in Spark!Lab at the Michigan Science Center, Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Kate Wiley


Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI

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A woman holding a small child sits at a table across from a SparkLab facilitator and works on an activity at the Midland Center for the Arts

Trying out a Spark!Lab activity at the Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, Michigan


Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA

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Kids working at invention activities

Everyone can be inventive at the Springfield Museums' Spark!Lab! Courtesy of Springfield Museums


Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno, NV

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A mother and young daughter invent a vehicle using PVC pipe and wheels in Spark!Lab at the Terry Wells Nevada Discovery Museum

A mother and daughter invent a vehicle using PVC pipe and wheels in Spark!Lab at the Terry Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno, Nevada. Photo by Tricia Edwards


US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL

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An adult man and two young boys working at a table on a snap circuits activity in Spark!Lab.

Snap Circuits are just one of the many activities for visitors to Spark!Lab.

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