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For Immediate Release: September 7, 2007 Introducing the FETCH! Lab at Providence Children’s MuseumSeptember 21, 2007, 6:00 - 7:30 PMOn Friday, September 21, Providence Children’s Museum celebrates the opening of the new, hands-on FETCH!™ Lab, featuring a trove of kid-tested science and engineering challenges. Based on the popular PBS children’s television program, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman™, this new activity station recreates the big colorful doghouse that is home to the animated canine host of the series. FETCH! Lab activities, led by Museum educators, encourage children, ages 5 to 11, to build, test, revise and share their ideas. The Lab gets kids to dig into mind-stretching challenges and hone problem-solving skills while encouraging positive attitudes about science and engineering. FETCH! Lab opening events kick off at 6 PM on Friday, September 21, led by Ruff Ruffman, the wisecracking dog from the television program, and kids from the cast of FETCH! Museum visitors join Ruff in a parade through the Museum, check out the big doghouse, and get to work testing their wits on science and engineering challenges! They’ll throw their weight around in a series of balancing challenges; tinker with tiny seesaws; trick, tease and train their brains; examine bird beaks to discover their favorite foods; and more! The Museum will be open free of charge from 5:00 to 8:00 PM for MetLife Family Friday. The fun and learning continue all weekend during FETCH! Fest. On Saturday, September 22, in the FETCH! Lab, kids go on a Rescue Mission, designing devices to retrieve “space capsules” from a tub of water, and on Sunday, September 23, they design and build indoor kites and learn what makes them fly. Activities take place between 1:00 and 4:00 PM both days and are free with Museum admission. TM/© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation. FETCH!, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, the characters, and related indicia are trademarks of the WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. Local funding for the FETCH! Lab provided by the Amgen Foundation. MetLife Family Friday sponsored by the MetLife Foundation. |