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Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams” to solve a “crime” in the museum! Museum Staff can no longer accept RSVPs for Home School at the Museum during the week of

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Block 39 Thursday: Combat Art

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

This new program is designed to bring "bitesized" pieces of naval history and heritage to the enlisted community. Each month's program will focus on a different topic in naval history through gallery talks and examination of artifacts in The National Museum of the U.S. Navy In March's Block 39 Thursday, Combat Art, participants will learn

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Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into "investigative teams" to solve a "crime" in the museum! Museum Staff can no longer accept RSVPs for Home School at the Museum during the week of

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Home School at the Museum: Naval Criminal Investigative Services

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Naval Criminal Investigative Services: What happens when a crime is committed in the Navy? Students will learn how NCIS uncovers evidence and fingerprints suspects.Participating families will be turned into “investigative teams” to solve a “crime” in the museum! Museum Staff can no longer accept RSVPs for Home School at the Museum during the week of

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For the Little Skippers! Shooting the Breeze: Using Target Kites during WWII

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Families are invited  to join the National Museum of the U.S. Navy staff as they explain the history of "target  kites," an innovative method of target practice during World War II. After a short tour of the museum, children can design their own target kites in the Museum Education Center to take home! Please visit

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Home School at the Museum: Crew Safety

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

How do you protect pilots from injury if their plane crashes or they must eject? Students will learn about crew systems, which keep our pilots safe in the event of an emergency. Participants will construct an egg drop vehicle and test the strength to see if their “pilot” will survive the fall. All home school

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Home School at the Museum: Crew Safety

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

How do you protect pilots from injury if their plane crashes or they must eject? Students will learn about crew systems, which keep our pilots safe in the event of an emergency. Participants will construct an egg drop vehicle and test the strength to see if their “pilot” will survive the fall. All home school

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Home School at the Museum: Crew Safety

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

How do you protect pilots from injury if their plane crashes or they must eject? Students will learn about crew systems, which keep our pilots safe in the event of an emergency. Participants will construct an egg drop vehicle and test the strength to see if their “pilot” will survive the fall. All home school

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Home School at the Museum: Crew Safety

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

How do you protect pilots from injury if their plane crashes or they must eject? Students will learn about crew systems, which keep our pilots safe in the event of an emergency. Participants will construct an egg drop vehicle and test the strength to see if their “pilot” will survive the fall. All home school

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Navy Museum: Take Your Child to Work Day and Earth Day Celebration

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, United States

Stop by the U.S. Navy Museum for Earth Day related crafts or a scavenger hunt of the museum! Visitors without military ID or base decals on their cars should use the 11th and O St. SE gate to enter the Washington Navy Yard. Driving directions and maps of the Navy Yard are available at: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8_Visit.htm

For the Little Skippers: Life on the Home Front

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Select a Country:

Life on the Home Front: Family Life in the U.S. and U.K. during WWII Join the staff of the Navy Museum for a look at the differences and similarities between life on the home front in WWII in both the U.S. and the U.K. Whether "planting for victory" or "digging for victory" women and children

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Home School at the Museum: Hull Design

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Select a Country:

Why are the fronts of Navy ships pointed, but submarines are round? Hull designs are constantly being tested and redesigned to ensure maximum displacement and speed. Students will design their own ship hull and test its effectiveness in the water. All home school families without military ID or base decals on their cars should use

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Home School at the Museum: Hull Design

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Select a Country:

Why are the fronts of Navy ships pointed, but submarines are round? Hull designs are constantly being tested and redesigned to ensure maximum displacement and speed. Students will design their own ship hull and test its effectiveness in the water. All home school families without military ID or base decals on their cars should use

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Home School at the Museum: Hull Design

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Select a Country:

Why are the fronts of Navy ships pointed, but submarines are round? Hull designs are constantly being tested and redesigned to ensure maximum displacement and speed. Students will design their own ship hull and test its effectiveness in the water. All home school families without military ID or base decals on their cars should use

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Home School at the Museum: Hull Design

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, Select a Country:

Why are the fronts of Navy ships pointed, but submarines are round? Hull designs are constantly being tested and redesigned to ensure maximum displacement and speed. Students will design their own ship hull and test its effectiveness in the water. All home school families without military ID or base decals on their cars should use

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