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Things I Will See

September 26, 2017

We want to ensure that everyone who visits Spark!Lab can feel and be inventive.

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Inventor Stories

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A light wood vertical panel on gray metal wheels bearing three colorful, long, thin panels next to each other. From left to right, the panels are titled Think It, Explore It, and Sketch It. Each panel contains a small image and text.

Inventions on Display

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A light wooden display case with a glass cover and glass shelves holds objects, books, and papers. At the back of the display case are colorful panels with logos that say think it, explore it, create it, and try it.

Inventing Station

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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.

Sketch It! Table

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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.

The Hub Make-and-Take Station

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Sparklab interior taken from the back of the room. In the foreground a light wooden curved table with stools and some craft supplies in an orange bucket. Behind the table is are light wooden shelves with buckets of materials.

Prizewinners Wall

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A wall in sparklab has blue text panels arranged across it. Each of the blue panels features a picture of an inventor with text about their invention.

Inventor Tim's Workspace

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A blue wall with a clear window in the middle. Looking through the window you can see Inventor Tim and his workshop filled with tools, 3D printers on a workbench, an orange cabinet, and pieces of paper hanging on the walls.

Thinking Spot

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On the wall, a sign says Thinking Spot. Under the sign is a wooden book shelf with four shelves displaying childrens books. In the background is a round table with more childrens books on display.

Chalkboards

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A wall of light wood cabinets and cubbies have purple or orange interiors and objects in lighted display cases. Below the cubbies and cabinets is a long rectangular blackboard and a wooden shelf underneath with more cabinets and drawers.

Thank you for visiting Spark!Lab!

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A floor plan of Sparklab showing where activity station tables, objects on display, inventor profiles, and Inventor Tim's workspace are located.

Floor plan of Spark!Lab.

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Resources

My Visit to SparkLab-screen readers-low vision.pdf Things I Will See in SparkLab-screen readers-low vision.pdf SparkLab Sensory Tips-screen readers-low vision.pdf

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