Museums Engineering
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Science Museum Group Rocket Mice
Rocket Mice is a Science Museum Group hands-on activity about air pressure, air resistance and gravity in which children make and launch a paper rocket from a plastic bottle.
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Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs
The Museum of Science Boston Youth Programs page gathers high-school STEM opportunities including science series, computer-science events, a 2026 innovation hackathon, biotechnology and renewable-energy workshops, MEDscience, and internships.
Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026
The Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition presents current research through public-facing exhibits and activities designed to help children, families and other visitors explore science and engineering.
The Garden at the Science Museum
The Science Museum’s Garden is a free interactive gallery for young children, with play-based construction, water, light, and sound activities that encourage observing, predicting, testing, and drawing conclusions.
Children’s Museum Houston 3D Virtual Field Trips
A museum collection of all-time-access 3D virtual field trips with videos and hands-on activities about water, physical science, invention, city life, matter, and math missions for ages 5 and up.
KID Museum Invent the Future Expo
KID Museum’s Invent the Future Expo showcases young people’s creative technology and making projects, encouraging children and teens to imagine and build solutions to real-world challenges.
Sciencenter Exhibits
A science museum in Ithaca with more than 250 interactive exhibits covering weather, space, engineering, animals, oceans, physics, and hands-on early learning.
Queensland Sciencentre
Queensland Sciencentre is an interactive science museum experience with hands-on exhibits and family-friendly science exploration.
Boston Children’s Museum at Home
A museum-wide activity hub with science, art, engineering, storytelling, music, play-and-learning activities, and online games for families at home.
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Virtual Field Trips
PreK–12 virtual programs bring trolley history, electricity, technology, engineering, and Pennsylvania history to classrooms in 30–60 minute sessions aligned with Pennsylvania Core Standards.
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