Group Only

Hotter, Wetter Virginia Workshop

With extreme heat and rain becoming more common, how can we be more resilient?

Tickets:
Additional Fee
Age:
Ages 11–18
Length:
45 minutes
Home / Explore / Things to Do / Hotter, Wetter Virginia Workshop

By building with LEGO bricks, students will learn how to leverage design, engineering and natural landscapes to make communities more resilient to extreme heat and rain events.

About Group Workshops

Group Workshops provide students with an opportunity to investigate a scientific phenomenon facilitated by a Science Museum educator.

A Hotter and Wetter Virginia can be added to your group visit for an additional fee. Click here for pricing.

Hotter, Wetter Virginia Is Suitable for Grades 6–12

SOLs covered in this workshop include:

  • 6th Grade: 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9
  • Earth Science: 1 and 12
  • Biology: 1 and 8

Health Standards of Learning:

  • 6th Grade: 1 and 3
  • 7th Grade: 1 and 3
  • 8th Grade: 1
  • 10th Grade: 1 and 3

Environmental Science Guidelines:

  • 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
HotterWetter_ReadyRowHome_PrepareAthon.jpg