Outreach Programs

What materials are best to design a boat that floats? Find out through this interactive experience testing materials and using that knowledge to design and build your own boat! This is not your average sink or float experience—come find out for yourself! 

 Educational Standards: 

Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS):  

• Cognitive Development (CD): 1.1. Paying attention to the natural world 

• CD 1.1j Compares and categorizes observable phenomena (e.g., by collecting, organizing, and describing materials according to their physical characteristics) 

• CD 1.2o With adult guidance, plans and conducts investigations 

• CD1.2p Analyzes results, draws conclusions, and communicates results  

• CD1.2q Collaborates with others to conduct investigations 

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):  K.1 

What makes an ecosystem? What interactions take place within ecosystems? In this experience, learners engage in creating food chains and webs with local flora and fauna, investigating interactions between living and nonliving components. 

 Educational Standards  

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) — K.6, K.7, 1.5, 2.5 

Our local waterways are important parts of everyday life and ecosystems. How can we better understand the health of these waterways? In this experience, learners will complete water quality testing of local samples to determine the health of the ecosystem. Based on this testing, learners will be challenged to create a local action item to improve or maintain local waterway health.  

 Educational Standards:  

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) — 3.7a, 4.8a, 6.8a-d, ES.8d, ES.10e 

BB64 and the other Iowa class battleships are impressive engineering feats. We will take time to dissect and discuss these features and the maritime engineering industry. Students will engage in our STEM to Stern activities that demonstrate basic principles of water and boat construction. The STEM challenge cycle will flex their critical & creative thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) 6.1b-e, PS.1a, b, d, PS.5a-c, PS.8a-b, PH.1a-f,  PH.3a, PH.4a 

PAYMENT:  To confirm your group reservation, a signed copy of confirmation invoice is required two weeks after making your reservation. The final payment is due the day of your visit and you must pay for the entire the group in one payment to receive the group rate. Please make checks payable to “Nauticus”.  To pay by credit card please call the Group Sales office at 757-664-1034 prior to the date of your visit.  

FINAL COUNT AND CANCELLATION: If your group numbers fall below 15 people, you will be charged the regular admission rate. Group cancellation must be made 5 business days prior to arrival date. If changes and cancellations are not made prior to this time Nauticus reserves the right to hold your 25% deposit.