Shawnee Public Library: "Build It: Zip Line Zoom!"

Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

  • State 4-H STEM Innovator Tori Nelms watches the stopwatch on her phone as Nina Tomlin, 9; Barrett Gates, 8; and Norimi Tomlin, 7; all of Shawnee, test their zip line container, which holds a ping pong ball, during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. Children worked together to build their containers, then tested them on six already-made zip lines made of cotton string or fishing line. Fellow Innovators Madison Maddox & Tony Nelms, plus 4-H Educator Kacie Jasper.
    State 4-H STEM Innovator Tori Nelms watches the stopwatch on her phone as Nina Tomlin, 9; Barrett Gates, 8; and Norimi Tomlin, 7; all of Shawnee, test their zip line container, which holds a ping pong ball, during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. Children worked together to build their containers, then tested them on six already-made zip lines made of cotton string or fishing line. Fellow Innovators Madison Maddox & Tony Nelms, plus 4-H Educator Kacie Jasper.
  • Charlotte Muir and Sarah Sprague, both 6 and from Tecumseh, test their zip line container, which holds a ping pong ball, during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21.
    Charlotte Muir and Sarah Sprague, both 6 and from Tecumseh, test their zip line container, which holds a ping pong ball, during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21.
  • Tut Clagg, 5, and Glen Clagg, 8, both of Shawnee, work on separate zip line containers during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. The event was led by 4-H Educator Kacie Jasper, along with State 4-H STEM Innovators Tori Nelms, Tony Nelms and Madison Maddox.
    Tut Clagg, 5, and Glen Clagg, 8, both of Shawnee, work on separate zip line containers during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. The event was led by 4-H Educator Kacie Jasper, along with State 4-H STEM Innovators Tori Nelms, Tony Nelms and Madison Maddox.
  • Pierce Muir, right, 10, of Tecumseh, adds tape to their zip line container, as Ava Zarrella, 12, of Shawnee, keeps track of how many seconds it ran on each zip line using a chart, during the "Build It: Zip Line Zoom" program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. Children worked together to build their containers, then tested them on six already-made zip lines made of cotton string or fishing line.
    Pierce Muir, right, 10, of Tecumseh, adds tape to their zip line container, as Ava Zarrella, 12, of Shawnee, keeps track of how many seconds it ran on each zip line using a chart, during the "Build It: Zip Line Zoom" program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. Children worked together to build their containers, then tested them on six already-made zip lines made of cotton string or fishing line.
  • "Build It: Zip Line Zoom" Program
    "Build It: Zip Line Zoom" Program

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