Events Calendar

Summer steam:
wednesdays from 4th of july through labor day, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

On Summer STEAM days, STEM-based activities are available on a drop-in basis inside the museum. Participants explore a different concept each week, and range from demonstrations and experiments to engineering and make-and-take formats.

• July 10: Snap Circuits
  Explore the ways we power our daily lives through electricity! Participants will create circuits at varying challenge levels to explore power, loads, and switches.
• July 17: Bridge Building
  Design a bridge and test its load capacity at this fun engineering challenge.
• July 24: Lego Ships
  Build models of historic ships, or design your own during this open, Lego filled Summer STEAM!
• July 31: Diving Bells
  Test your rescue skills as you play with diving bells and paper sailors. This activity is particularly good for younger learners (e.g. aged 5-10) as they explore water and air pressure and attempt to keep their sailor dry underwater.
• August 7: Robotics
  Create autonomous robots that can sense, think, and act according to their surroundings.
• August 14: Sound Waves
  Explore frequency and amplitude, compression, and rarefaction through this simple activity in soundwaves. Plus, make your own musical instrument!
• August 21: TBD Intern Project
  Our summer intern will create and lead a new activity!
• August 28: Simple Machines
  Build complex models of functional simple machines, and learn about the relationship between work, force, and distance.