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Community Central Lewiston has officially kicked off the new 4-H year!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>
David Sturm, demonstrating how a laser is visible through a plastic cylinder. Looks a lot like Yoda’s lightsaber!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yesterday, students at McMahon Elementary enjoyed the Mainly Physics\u00a0Roadshow. The roadshow, hosted by David Sturm of the University of Maine Orono Department of Physics and Astronomy, demonstrates concepts of physics in a fun, interactive way.<\/p>\n

Later,\u00a0over 100 students and their families joined us for\u00a0dinner and a\u00a0show with more demonstrations and opportunities to see how physics is part of our everyday lives.<\/p>\n

\"group<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you to the faculty and staff at McMahon for hosting the event and to David Sturm for sharing the Mainly Physics Roadshow<\/a> with us!<\/p>\n

For more information about Community Central, please contact Kristy L Ouellette, PI of the Maine 4-H Community Central Program at\u00a0kristy.ouellette@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Community Central is a project funded by the USDA\u2019s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects\u00a0program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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