Homeschool Days at The Works

Hands-on engineering fun!  Explore the museum and enjoy a different activity each month in the company of other homeschool families.  For further hands-on exploration, consider adding our Design Lab, a place for families to work together to design, create, and engineer.

Come any time between 10 am and 4 pm. The activity will be ongoing at intervals determined by the length of the activity. The length of the activity ranges from 30 to 45 minutes. The first activity will begin at 10:30am.

Costs

Exhibits:  $6.00 per person for ages 3 & up.  Free to members of The Works.
+ Design Lab:  $2.00 per person for ages 3 & up.  Free to members of The Works.
+ Activity:  $3.00 per child, other discounts and coupons do not apply.
No pre-registration required.

Ages: The activity is designed for parents and children ages 5 to 12.  Younger siblings are always welcome to come for the museum exploration.  A parent must be present during classroom activity.

January 23, 2012  -  Monday

First homeschool event at the new site!  Come visit the new location, check out our visiting exhibit, Toys: The Inside Story, and create in our new Design Lab.  Design Lab features:  Hovercrafts, Straw Rockets, and Circuit Play. *Special for this day only, the Design Lab will be staffed by an educator - No additional class charge beyond admission and Design Lab.*

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Motors & Magnets  What's inside an electric motor, how does it work, and what do magnets have to do with it?  See for yourself as you experiment with the "world's simplest motor."  

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Acids & Bases  Create your own indicator solution to test the pH of household products. Then, observe the chemical changes and analyze the results to determine if they are an acid or base.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Float Your Boat  Put your creativity to work in this fun, floating design challenge.  Using various materials, construct a boat that floats and test how much weight your boat can hold before it sinks. 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Pasta Bridges  Be a civil engineer and make a bridge using raw pasta, hot glue, and your imagination and see how much weight your bridge can hold before it breaks.