Ancient Engineering Family Class

Date: 

Sunday, April 22, 2018, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA
Native Americans built different types of homes to address the challenges of widely varied environments. In this program, families will explore ancient engineering while constructing simple models of a sod house, a wetu, a plank house, and a tipi, and they will have the opportunity to compare Native American homes in the museum exhibit dioramas.
 
Family Event (ages 9+). Regular museum admission rates apply.
Advance reservations required: peabody.harvard.edu.
Designed for adults and children to share; at least one adult requested for every four children.