What do swimsuits and sharkskin have to do with aircraft? Find out in the Museum’s Aviation and Technology school program.

Teach students some basic engineering principles as students become budding engineers as they design a bridge able to withstand the physical forces

This program invites students to create a complex chain-reaction machine, using familiar materials in unusual ways.

Discover how our houses are wired, allowing us to control various devices independently in different rooms in the house.

Through exploration with circuit blocks, students will design and build series and parallel circuits, including the addition of switches and various devices

What makes things move? What makes them stop moving? In this program, students will investigate a variety of forces—and put them to work—as they determine the best way to make cars race down a track.

In this program, students will explore solutions to challenges surrounding climate change, sustainability, architecture, engineering, and other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

This program introduces students to the power of simple machines, and how we use pulleys and gears in our everyday lives. They will experiment with pulley systems to discover how they help with tasks such as lifting heavy objects.

Self-guided tours are an ideal way to chart your own course through the exhibitions, as you and your students explore the museum’s superb collection at your own pace.

How did the Ancient Egyptians move massive stone blocks across the desert? As this program demonstrates, they did it all with simple machines. Students will be challenged to move a heavy object using wheels and axles, ramps and pulleys.