My Visit to Spark!Lab

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I am going to visit Spark!Lab.

I will hear many sounds in Spark!Lab.

A grown-up in a yellow apron will say hi to me at the door and tell me what I can do.

I can touch many things in Spark!Lab.

This is a place where I can create inventions.

Sometimes activities in Spark!Lab change. That’s OK, I can try to solve new problems.

Activity Sounds

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One older adult woman, one adult woman and one female child are gathered around an activity table and smiling. The picture is taken from the side view. In the middle of the picture is a light wooden table. On the table are lego pieces and wire is strung a

In Spark!Lab, I will hear many different sounds.

Most of the inventions make noise.

I might hear beeping, squeaking, or gears turning.

I might also hear people tapping on the tables or walls.

People Sounds

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A view of the Sparklab interior space from the front of the room looking towards the back of the room. On the left and center of the picture, in the foreground is a curved table with many people standing around and some sitting on stools. In the distance

In Spark!Lab, I will hear people.

I may hear talking.

I may hear laughing.

I may hear crying.

I may hear footsteps.

I may hear clapping.

Things I Can Touch in Spark!Lab

In Spark!Lab, I can touch many things.

I can touch the invention materials.

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A Spark!Lab activity station. A picture of an activity station, taken from the front view. In the middle of the picture is a light wooden table. teal title panel says Help Clean Up the Ocean.

I can touch the chalkboards.

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Chalkboard and light wood cabinets and cubbies that have orange or blue interiors and objects on display in lighted glass cases. Below the cubbies and cabinets is a large square blackboard and a wooden shelf underneath with more cabinets and drawers.

I can touch the Sketch It! materials.

I can touch the books.

Things I Can Invent in Spark!Lab

I can solve a problem.

I can find problems to solve on purple signs.

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Side view of an activity station comprising a stool and a light wooden table with an attached gray panel holding 3 purple plastic buckets, 2 green circles on gray shelves, 2 purple text panels, and a large orange text panel that reads Try It.

The bins have materials that I can use.

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close up view of two large purple plastic bins, two small white bins and one gray shelf connected to a gray wall, at the end of the activity table. In the bins are Lego pieces, some wire, and controllers.

I will leave the materials behind when I switch tables.

I can work with others on my invention.

Things I Can Invent in Spark!Lab and Take Home

I will see the Hub make and take station and Sketch It! tables in the center of the room.

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View of the Sparklab interior space from the front of the room. In the left foreground is a curved table with clipboards. In the distance is a wall with colorful display boxes, a wooden shelf unit, and the lighted sparklab sign overhead.

I can find problems to solve on the purple signs.

The bins and shelves have materials that I can use.

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A curved, light wood table and two stools. Two vertical posts and a connecting horizontal plastic bar attached to the table hold white and yellow plastic bins filled with craft supplies in them.

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Close-up of shelves with blue interiors. On the shelves are yellow and purple plastic bins with craft supplies in them. On the bottom shelf is a cardboard box with pieces of cardboard in the box.

I can take my invention with me when I leave.

Things I Cannot Touch in Spark!Lab

There are some things that I can’t touch in Spark!Lab.

I can’t touch Inventor Tim’s tools.

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A blue wall with a clear window. Looking through the window, you can see a workshop. There are tools, 3D printers on a workbench, an orange cabinet on the right side, and pieces of paper hanging on the walls.

I can’t touch the exit door.

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A blue wall with a white door and a green EXIT sign above the door. The door has a metal bar across it and a sign that says Badged Access Only. Alarm Will Sound.

Staying with my Grown-up in Spark!Lab

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A female grown-up is sitting close to a small child. They both appear to be looking at the same thing. The grown-up is helping the child touch or explore an object that is out of sight.

My grown-up is older than me.

My grown-up will help me visit Spark!Lab.

My grown-up knows what to do in a big place with a lot of people.

Asking Grown-ups for Help

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A teenage male wearing a bright yellow apron, a grown-up male, and small child are looking at a table with wooden and plastic materials on it. Their backs are toward the viewer and what they are looking at is out of sight.

When I am in Spark!Lab, I can ask questions.

I can ask my grown-up for help.

I can ask a Spark!Lab grown-up for help.

Spark!Lab grown-ups wear bright yellow aprons.

Reminders for My Visit to Spark!Lab

I am going to visit Spark!Lab.

I will hear many sounds in Spark!Lab.

I can touch many things in Spark!Lab.

There are some things I cannot touch.

I will visit Spark!Lab with my grown-up.

I can ask a grown-up for help.

I will be an inventor in Spark!Lab.