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The Putnam Children’s Discovery has many wonderful STEM activities.

 Tri County Science & Technology Fair — only regional Fair in NYS
including the lower grades in a regional Science Fair — great Hands On Science opportunities!

Students grades 6-8 that place in the top percentile of our Fair can go onto further competition at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Have your science teacher contact us to learn how Jnewman@DiscoveryCtr.org

Proud to announce our new awards:

• The Janice Miller Newman Education Award for Excellence in Developing Future Scientists for Top Elementary School with the highest overall score among all other elementary schools that have a minimum of three exhibits entered in the competition. The very first Janice Miller Newman Award goes to

F.E. BELLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• The Frank Iacopelli Award for Academic Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics goes to the highest overall score among all other high schools that have a minimum of three exhibits entered in the competition. The very first Frank Iacopelli Award for Academic Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics goes to

BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.

2022 Brochure  includes the Winners and all the Exhibits

Fair items you can earn or purchase now

Fair Memorabilia (jotform.com)

TWO Students from our Fair earn TOP 300 at Broadcom- 2020

These two students earned  top 300 Broadcom MASTERS status from a pool of 3,472 students from 42 states and Puerto Rico. Both achieved First Place at the Tri County Science & Technology Fair . Their paths started at the school level where they were selected to  come to  our Fair. At our Fair they not only won Awards but they placed in the top 10% making them eligible for the prestigious Broadcom Masters Nationwide competition.

Ishana’s  project  “Color is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Retinal Fatigue on Imaginary Fechner Colors” using optical illusions to better understand cognitive processing	Irene, whose project is titled “The antibacterial effect of m ‘Ag’ nificent tiny particles,” conducted her research last year as part of the Pelham Middle School’s STEAM Club.

Looking for Hands on Science near you?
Interested in an after school science program at “your” school?
Visit our Hands On Science Page

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Please note acting classes are now tailored made to your group
and take place at a location of your group’s choosing email:
PCDCacting@gmail.com or JNewman@DiscoveryCtr.org

FAIR GIFT SHOP ITEMS ORDER NOW

• Fair Memorabilia shipped to you
• Fair T-Shirts

Hats, mugs, USB car chargers, flashlights, backpacks, Tshirts and more. Things will sell out at the Fair– so order them now!

Don’t Miss out..
There is always a time you need to give a gift!
Tuppperware is now all BPA Free
ships directly to your special someone
Great new lunch items and flip top water bottles visit our website Now you can receive $5 off Hands on Science simply attach confirmation to registration
All BPA free and still comes with Tupperware’s Lifetime Warranty!

SKETCH COMEDY

Winter WORKSHOPS COMING to PLACE NEAR YOU!The Discovery Center is  booking summer/fall/winter workshops for teens or younger at your church, synagogue, community center or camp, all we need is 5 or more students and a rehearsal space and we can create a program perfect for your age group. To learn more email JNewman@DiscoveryCtr.org

Please note acting classes and comedy workshops are now tailored made to your group and take place at a location of your group’s choosing email: PCDCacting@gmail.com or JNewman@DiscoveryCtr.org

It’s never too early to prepare for the Tri County Science Fair! Please consider a tax deductible donation today to help defray costs of the Fair. Recognition in Fair brochure

To donate by mail: Putnam Children’s Discovery Center Inc. PO Box 222 Carmel, NY 10512

Did you know the following
companies match your donations:

• ALTRIA
• IBM
• ING
• GE
• BANK OF AMERICA
• MICROSOFT
• GOLDMAN SACHS
• MERRILL LYNCH

** if your company is not shown, but does matching contributions, please email JNewman@DiscoveryCtr.org so the paper work can be filled out on our end… and thank you in advance for the extra effort. **

UNITED WAY PAYROLL

DEDUCTIONS can come to us by making us your designated charity. Please make us your designated charity! please email JNewman@DiscoveryCtr.org so we know to expect a United Way Payroll contribution and thank you in advance.

Please consider a tax deductible donation today

To donate by mail: Putnam Children’s Discovery Center Inc. PO Box 222 Carmel, NY 10512

We are a Not For Profit Organization
501 (c)(3)

Member of

American Alliance of Museums