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Second Saturday on the Farm - Robotics in Agriculture

The


Agricultural History Project Center and Museum continues the monthly Second


Saturday On The Farm on March 8, 11am – 3pm
at the Santa Cruz County


Fairgrounds, Highway 152 outside Watsonville. 


This event is FREE! Donations appreciated. Bring your whole neighborhood


to participate!







This March 8th Second Saturday on the


Farm
features a scheduled talk on how robots are used in the agriculture


industry in Santa Cruz County and around the world, plus LEGO building, robotic


car races, programming, drawing a robot, competing sumo robots, hayrides, movies,


practice cow milking, and other activities for children.







11:00 am – 3:00 pm:  LEGO building, Robotic car


races, Programming a BeeBot robot, drawing a robot, Sumo robotics, and other


fun activities for children.

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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm:  Learn to Discover, an


educational nonprofit organization, will be discussing Robots in the


Agriculture Industry.







Ongoing              Our popular tractor


driving, practice cow milking, water pumping, and other fun activities for


kids.

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Brian and Shelly Laschkewitsch


from Learn to Discover will be facilitating many of the fun learning activities


about robotics at this event. 







Learn to Discover is a 501 c(3) nonprofit that designs,


develops and delivers high-quality, hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) courses


and activities to kids from pre-school through


high-school.







Second Saturday on the Farm, held every month, offer a chance to be with


a great community, and experience a little of the history of farming.  Each month focuses on a different aspect of


the farming experience and explores the history as well as activities for kids


and adults related to each topic.
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