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Thu, Oct 15
|Dahlgren Heritage Museum
STEM Event - Biofilms
Second chance for this great learning opportunity! And thanks to a generous donor, the first 10 kids to sign up for this event will attend for free!
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Dahlgren Heritage Museum, 3540 James Madison Pkwy, King George, VA 22485, USA
About the event
The Dahlgren Heritage Museum is pleased to announce its next STEM session for local 4th to 6th graders (limited to the first 15 students who register). Led by Ms. Erica Borgers, the session will explore the dynamic world of biofilms—complex, microscopic ecosystems that impact health, industry, maritime systems, and everyday life. Through hands-on demonstrations and visual inquiry, students will investigate how microorganisms adhere to surfaces, communicate, and create protective slime layers.
Parents/guardians are welcome to wait at the museum or to return for pickup at 7:30 p.m. Adults are asked to sign a consent form for photos to be used by the museum.