The mission of the Cradle of Aviation Museum is twofold: to engage all ages in the exploration of our aerospace heritage by preserving and displaying Long Island’s contribution to air and space travel; and to inspire, motivate, and stimulate our youth to be the next generation of aerospace scientists and engineers. We achieve our mission through our growing exhibit collection and our ever expanding educational programs.
Engineering Week Design Challenge Family Activity
The Cradle of Aviation invites all kids and their grown-ups to celebrate National Engineering Week at the Museum with the family engineering station: Clothespins, Clips, and Craft Sticks.
You will learn about the Engineering Design process as you create your own structures to tackle design challenges. Then push your structures to the limits by testing them.
Do up to four challenges:
1. Build a bridge that can hold at least two pounds
2. Build a structure that has at least three floors
3. Build a structure with a narrow bottom and a wide top
4. Build a structure made of triangles
Take a photo, post it and tag us @cradleofaviation and hashtag: #cradleofaviation #designchallenge
Will you be a master builder or will your structures crack under pressure?
Free with Museum Admission.