The Whitney Workshop

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Each year, students and apprentices construct more than 80,000 projects in our eight teaching studios and in programs that cross Connecticut. In scope and scale, the Whitney Workshop’s programs at the Eli Whitney Museum are unrivaled.

School Programs (Meeting CT, CC, or NGSS Standards)

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Over the course of a year, students in our programs build more than 80,000 projects. Choose a program from our extensive catalog to meet your curriculum needs and excite your students’ talents.

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Birthday Parties

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Build a robot, add a motor and an eccentric wheel (or heart or star), a battery and wire it up. Your robot will dance and vibrate to any tune you call. Build a traditional robot, a Stormtrooper a Supergirl or maybe even Silver Surfer robot. You get to choose.

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Fantasy Game Night 2023 - 2024

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We meet monthly on a Friday night to play and share expertise. Bring your band of warriors, bring snacks.All are welcome.

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Fantasy Game Night 2022 - 2023

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We meet monthly on a Friday night to play and share expertise. Bring your band of warriors, bring snacks.All are welcome.

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Walk-in Projects Summer 2023

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From July 1st - September 4th, the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop is offering free walk-in projects to children under 18 y.o.! Plan your visit to the museum on a weekend; we are open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-3pm. No appointment or reservation necessary.

When you visit us on a weekend day, an apprentice will work with your child as they build a project and begin to experiment. Sessions last from 20 minutes to an hour. After building your project, you can enjoy our water lab just outside the main museum building. Float your boats in the water tables, experiment with water flowing from the mill river, or just cool off and play!

Don't be discouraged by a rainy day, we have our marble wall inside, and a wide variety of projects to choose from.

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Adult Education Workshops

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Workshops for adults taught by Local Craftspeople, Artists, and Creative Individuals.

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Mail Order: First Factory

We sell kits for your classroom, after school programs, or school event. Few tools are necessary. Training is available. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

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PhET Simulations

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PhET provides fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena for free. All PhET simulations are freely available from the PhET website and are easy to use and incorporate into the classroom.

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Summer 2023

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Each summer, the Workshop devotes itself to a series of week-long workshops for young experimenters. 50 workshops to choose from, for a summer of inquisitive fun. Registration opens on January 3rd.

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