Participate in a boat building challenge with DJB Past Present Learning at the Eastney Engine Houses.
Family STEM Days returns to the Eastney Engine Houses on Wednesday 29 July, with the session run by DJB Past Present Learning. It's a hands-on morning in Portsmouth, and the main thing on the table is a boat building challenge. If you've got kids at home, it's one of those sessions where they actually get to make something rather than just watching a demonstration.
Building a boat from scratch is a classic way to get stuck into STEM — science, technology, engineering, and maths — without it feeling like a classroom. You'll be working through the basics of buoyancy and stability, figuring out what makes a hull float and how to keep it from tipping over the moment it hits the water. The challenge is to build something that stays afloat and moves the way it's supposed to, so there's a bit of trial and error involved along the way.
DJB Past Present Learning is behind the session, and the whole thing is designed for families to work on together. It's a good one for a mid-week morning out with the kids, and since it's at the Eastney Engine Houses, you're right there in Portsmouth for it. The boat building is the main feature of the day, so that's what you'll be spending your time on.
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It all goes down on Wednesday 29 July at the Eastney Engine Houses in Portsmouth. If you're looking for something to do with the family that'll keep them busy and thinking, this is a solid bet.
