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An annual engineering event held by the Peoria Riverfront Museum is taking a new approach during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The normal “Engineering Day” special has been changed to a week-long virtual event featuring free at-home activity kits and daily Zoom workshops, beginning this Sunday. Museum science curator Renae Kerrigan said the plan emerged from a brainstorming session with past sponsors on how to hold the event without having people in the building.
“(We) came up with this idea of sort of extending the program so instead of it just being one day, having a whole week and calling that ‘Virtual Engineering Week,’” said Kerrigan. “Groups have put together these kits, so it’s free materials for families to pick up and then they do the activities at home.
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The peak of the Geminid meteor shower is fast approaching.
It s an event that happens every year when the earth passes through the dust trail left behind by a comet. All meteor showers are fun events to observe because it s just really exciting to see that beautiful streak of light go through the sky, said Peoria Riverfront Museum Planetarium Director Renae Kerrigan. And this year, in particular, there s no bright moon blocking out the light of the meteors, so it s an extra good year for observing.
She said the Geminid Metoer Shower is best viewed Sunday night into early Monday morning. Up to 150 meteors an hour may be seen.