NEW! Do you wonder how things like propellers, engines, and rockets work? These hands-on workshops engage your curiosity and bring out the tinkerer in ALL of us!
MAKER! A Hands-On STEM Series
$12 for nonmembers and $10 for members. Fun for all ages.
Register in advance online below or in person at admissions.
- Museum admission is not included with workshop registration; admission must be purchased.
- All supplies are provided at the workshop.
- All who attend must pay for the workshop; even if not participating.
- Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For ages 11-15, an adult must sign in and sign out the youth.
- Workshops last approximately 45 -60 minutes.
- Workshop schedules are subject to change.
- Member Discount! No discount code needed, just login to your member account to register. Become a member today!
MAKER! Rocket
Make a flying rocket with a variety of materials and test your invention to see if it can fly to space!
Click the date to register: Saturday, April 20, 2024 – SOLD OUT
Maker! Propeller
Make a motorized propeller with a battery pack to see how aircraft from warbirds to drones can fly.
Click the date to register: Saturday, May 11, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Airplane Launcher
Make a paper airplane launcher to see how far your plane flies all while testing your aircraft.
Click the date to register: Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Morse Code
Make a telegraph machine to decipher hidden messages from a plane that needs help finding its runway. Once you decipher the messages, you can help the plane land safely.
Click the date to register: Saturday, July 6, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Glider
Make a glider and see how far your aircraft can fly while learning how gliders fly without engines.
Click the date to register: Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Hover Craft
Make a hover craft and use your skills to make it glide on a cushion of air.
Click the date to register: Saturday, September 7, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Compass
Make a compass so you can build an important aviation skill – navigation!
Click the date to register: Saturday, November 2, 2024 1:30 p.m.
Maker! Wright Flyer
Make a Wright Flyer model, the first powered man-made aircraft and celebrate the flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
Click the date to register: Saturday, December 21, 2024 1:30 p.m.