2025 Summer STEAM in the Musuem
Join us for our exciting and engaging kids STEAM program this summer, designed to ignite creativity!
Using Museum artifacts as inspiration for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) activities makes learning more engaging and meaningful, as well as sparks their curiosity.
Weekly challenges will give the kids a chance to develop problem-solving and observation skills, work with interesting tools and materials and learn how to work as a member of a team!
Visit the museum on Monday mornings - July and August to invent, create, build and have fun!
Registration: 9:45 AM. Program begins promptly at 10:00 AM and will end at 11:00 AM!
Kids STEAM Program - A Summer Must-Do!
Every Monday - July & August
In the Museum @ 10:00 AM
SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERING | ARTS | MATHEMATICS
The Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum has a Makerspace program for kids, 5 - 13 years of age. The morning incorporates STEAM activities with historical artifacts from the Museum.
Each week, a new design challenge is presented to the kids and their parents. It's truly a family affair where problem solving becomes the key to having fun and learning through STEAM activities.
JULY S.T.E.A.M. PROGRAMS!
July 7th - Challenge: Build a Boat - Using Engineering and Math, the kids will explore the principles of ship design and stability by learning about different types of boats and vessels on display. They will learn concepts of force, balance, bouyance, and weight distribution.
July 14th - Challenge: Make a Compass to Find Your Way -Using Science and Technology, the kids will be introduced to old and modern navigational tools, exploring the museum for measurement and the navigational tools. They will learn the science behind navigation, astronomy, and the earth's magnetic fields.
July 21st - Challenge: Design a Bird Beak for Survival - The kids will learn that adaptations happen over many generations of plants and animals. Using a walk through the museum, the focus will be on the many birds and their adaptations to find food. Kids will design a bead operated by hand to get food!
July 28th - Challenge: Music at Sea: Construct an Instrument - The kids will explore the museum with a focus on the jobs of the sailors and fishermen, learning how music could make the work more enjoyable. They will be tasked with creating their own sea-inspired instruments and understanding how music could be for both practical and recreation purposes.
Be sure to join in on the fun!
Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
AUGUST S.T.E.A.M. PROGRAMS
August 4th
Challenge: Improve an Animal (Adaptation for Survival)
Here, kids will learn that not only do animals have to find food, but they have to worry about not becoming food! This activity includes a walk through the museum focusing on animals and their adaptations. The will be challenged to find a sea animal and add an adaptation that will help them avoid their predators.
August 11th
Challenge: Design A Map - Find the Treasure
Pirates and others sometimes buried treasure to keep it safe from thieves and other dangers, like storms. To remember where they buried the treasure, pirates would often make a map or leave clues so they could find it later. In this activity, they will make a marble maze in a box lid with walled path that has a beginning and end where the treasure is hidden!
August 18th
Challenge: Anchor & Mooring Gear
Learning the importance of anchors and chains in the boating and shipping industry will be the focus of this activity. The kids will tour the museum, inside and out, to see and learn the different types of anchors, then they will be tasked with making their own chain from one piece of paper and using their ingenuity to make it the longest possible chain!
August 25th
Challenge: Protect a Fragile Egg on its Fall to Earth
In this activity, the kids will tour the museum with a focus on natural disasters that have impacted LBI. They will learn about the change from potential energy to kinetic energy and the energy transfer that occurs on impact. Using engineering design, the kids will design, create and test a device that will prevent a raw egg from breaking when dropped from a specific height.