# STEAM Saturday at the National Building Museum — Aerodynamics and Electrical Design > Event for families in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area (DC / VA / MD / WV). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Where: National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 - Ages: Grades 2–6 with caregivers - Price: Free with museum admission - Organizer: National Building Museum - Official page: https://orders.nbm.org/events/bfd18fed-fe4e-b8c6-aeb6-f299fa39d3b6 - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-03), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/steam-saturday-at-the-national-building-museum-aerodynamics-and-electr--listing-3723b461fc8bf2ea64dae6fa ## About Hands-on STEAM workshops for 2nd–6th graders and their caregivers on the second Saturday of each month. November 14 is Aerodynamics with Engineering Tomorrow (design and test balloon rockets to lift a paperclip payload); December 12 is Electrical Design, a drop-in on circuits and electricity. 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