Event: Engineering Saturdays at UT Arlington, Grades 2-12.
Posted on September 11th, 2010 by ASEE
Engineering Saturdays at the University of Texas, Arlington is an outreach program that showcases hands-on engineering fun and provides flexibility for a family with different ages to all find interesting things to do. Students in grades 2-12 are invited to join on: Sept. 18; Nov. 20; Apr. 16, 2011.
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Tags: Family events, Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Weekend programs
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