Join OFPL at the Children & Youth Library every other Monday at 4:00 PM for interactive STREAM workshops. STREAM workshops explore topics in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Making. October’s theme is Kitchen Chemistry: delicious, edible STREAM activities that will help you learn about the properties of matter. Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

• October 3rd - Edible Rock Cycle

  In this hands-on activity, see what happens to Starburst candies when they are subjected to heat and pressure.

• October 17th - Delicious DNA

  Learn about DNA by building an edible scale model.

• October 31st - Sugar Skull Science

  Celebrate Hispanic heritage by learning how to make calaveras, or sugar skulls, from scratch.  Observe how sugar molecules bind together in the presence of water.