School Programs

Rev up your lessons for new STEAM Workshops!

San Diego Automotive Museum provides unique hands-on STEAM workshops for grades TK-8th. Each of our programs is in alignment with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

Workshops are available in the Museum or our education team can bring these experiences to your school. Museum workshops include a customized self-guided tour that ties in the STEAM concepts students learn in the program.

Forces at Full Speed 

Grades 2-5

What makes a vehicle move efficiently? In this workshop, students will learn about the science behind vehicle dynamics.

Students will learn how friction plays a crucial role in a vehicle's speed through a series of hands-on experiments. Then they will have the opportunity to build and race their very own balloon car creations. To recap and solidify the concepts we end with a group discussion on why the winner's car was so efficient.

 Standards:

NGSS:

PS2.A, B

MS-ETS1-1

Registration for STEAM Workshops coming soon!

All chaperones in ratio receive free entry. Additional chaperones out of the ratio will be charged the regular admission price.  Field trips are already discounted and cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts.  Non-refundable deposit may be required. 

Education Field Trip
Education Field Trip
    Youth to Chaperone Ratio Requirements:
      • Kinder and younger, 1 chaperone per 3 students.
      • Grade 1- Grade 8, 1 chaperone per 4 students.
      • Grade 9 and up, 1 chaperone per 6 students.

          To schedule a STEAM Workshop or if you have any questions regarding our education programs, please contact our Head of Education: Eddi@sdautomuseum.org.