# STEAM Lab: The Solar System! — Duraleigh Road Community Library

> Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Duraleigh Road Community Library, 5800 Duraleigh Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Ages: Grades 3–5
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Wake County Public Libraries
- Official page: https://www.wake.gov/events/steam-lab-solar-system-0
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

3rd–5th graders learn about the solar system, make a solar-system mobile and try an exploding-galaxy experiment.

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