Okay, gang, guess what were gonna talk about today . Begin with m, end with agnetism. Try that. Magnetism. Magnetism. See these paperclips . Yeah. I take the paperclips and i dump them out on the book. How come theyre on the book and not on the ceiling . Gravity. Gravity. The gravitational interaction between these paperclips and every molecule in the whole world pulling which way . Okay, down, right . Theres this earth and these mountains and everything, all pulled down, down, down, down. How about the clouds . Are they pulling up a little bit . The ceiling pulling up a little bit . How many say, oh, theres no gravitational interaction at all with the paperclips and the ceiling . Show of hands. How many say, theres a gravitational interaction between every pair of masses . Show of hands. Yeah, my people, all right. So how come the ceiling how come these things arent moving up to the ceiling . How many say, i dont be knowing that, gee, cause i suspect they should . Come on, gang, whats
The museum's previous location in Augusta received about 10,000 visitors annually, while the new space in Waterville is expected to see increased attendance.
Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville to begin building renovations
The museum at 7 Eustis Parkway has delayed opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A date for that opening has yet to be set.
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City Councilor Mike Morris of Ward 1 and his son, Quinn, look in May 2019 at plans for activity zones at the Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine in Waterville. The museum is soon to begin renovations to its home at 7 Eustis Parkway, the former First Congregational United Church of Christ. Amarinda Keys, the museum’s executive director, is shown at right.
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WATERVILLE The Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine is about to begin renovating the former church building it bought last November in Waterville.