EVENT
Summer Science Series – Simple Machines Design Challenge
July 6, 2022
1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Join Waterworks Museum Education Staff live at the museum as we learn about simple machines and the engineering design process. After reviewing the six simple machines and locating examples of them in our Great Engines Hall, participants will use the Engineering Design Process and museum materials to create a machine that can move a small ball at least two inches. This program is recommended for ages 7-12 and is free of charge, suggested donation $5. Face coverings are recommended but not required. Help us plan by reserving your free tickets in advance.
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Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.