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JAM Sessions: Leonardo da Vinci Flying Machines

  • Museum at Prairiefire 5801 West 135th Street Overland Park, KS, 66224 United States (map)

$5 General Admission
FREE for Members

Members will receive their discount by opting to sign in with their membership account during the checkout process and using their membership discount code.

Who invented human flight?  You may have heard of the Wright brothers and their famous flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  However, there is actually debate as to who truly invented the first flying machine, and what even defines flight in the first place.  When it comes to the concept of human flight, we can trace this idea back to the Renaissance Era in Europe.  During this time, Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most famous naturalists of all time, drew his ideas of various flying machines into notebooks.  In this aero engineering JAM, you will attempt to recreate one of his flying machines and see how well it works! 

Registration opens at 10:00 on March 3rd

PLEASE NOTE:

  • We require a 24 hour cancellation notice for Little Explorers Club and JAM Sessions reservations via emailing info@visitthemap.org. Please include the name on the reservation, number of students, date and time of the class.

  • Please help create an outstanding learning environment by limiting disruptions in the classroom! 

  • Parents are, of course, always welcome to remain in class but should a parent choose to step out, we have provided a seating area just outside the classrooms. Parents and siblings are also welcome to explore our Discovery Room or the rest of the Museum until the class concludes.

 
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