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NLR Mobile Makerspace @ Juneteenth in Da Rock

Raye Montague Engineering Design Challenge: Float Your Boat
2026-06-20 11:00:00 2026-06-20 17:00:00 America/Chicago NLR Mobile Makerspace @ Juneteenth in Da Rock Participate in a Boat Engineering-Design Challenge inspired by trailblazing Naval Engineer and local "Hidden Figure," Raye Montague. Can you make a clay object that can float the most weight? Mobile Makerspace -

Saturday, June 20
11:00am - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-20 11:00:00 2026-06-20 17:00:00 America/Chicago NLR Mobile Makerspace @ Juneteenth in Da Rock Participate in a Boat Engineering-Design Challenge inspired by trailblazing Naval Engineer and local "Hidden Figure," Raye Montague. Can you make a clay object that can float the most weight? Mobile Makerspace -

Participate in a Boat Engineering-Design Challenge inspired by trailblazing Naval Engineer and local "Hidden Figure," Raye Montague. Can you make a clay object that can float the most weight?

The North Little Rock Mobile Makerspace is excited to participate in the Kids Zone for the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center's Juneteenth in Da Rock celebration. 

We will have a hands-on engineering/design activity, challenging participants to create an object out of clay that can carry the most weight.

This fun STEM challenge was inspired by the life and contributions of U.S. Naval Engineer and Arkansas native, Raye Jean Jordan Montague.

Born in Little Rock during Jim Crow, Raye was told she could never be an engineer because she had three strikes against her, being a black woman from the south.  Extraordinarily, she overcame all of the odds and barriers erected in her way to become the Navy's first female Program Manager of Ships, a civilian rank equivalent to Captain.   Raye is credited with being the first person to draft a ship using Computer code, transforming the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, while saving the Navy months in production and hundreds of manhours.  Montague would go on to become division head of Computer Aided Design for the Navy and designed Frigates, the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier, and Sea-wolf class submarines.  

With many opportunities to test, fail, and revise designs, this activity emphasizes:

  • the iterative nature of the engineering design process,
  • explores the physics of buoyancy, and
  • highlights the contributions of a local “Hidden Figure.”

Juneteenth in Da Rock, Kidzone
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

Saturday, June 20 | 11:00am to 5:00pm

Find out more about this event and other Juneteenth celebrations on the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center's Juneteenth Website.   

This program is supported in part by:

  • the Simmons First Foundation 
  • the Science Across America Campaign, a collaborative initiative from HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and STAR Net.

    

🡺 Did you know that NLR Mobile Makerspace programs can be booked by any Arkansas organization?

•  All visits and activities are *free* within North Little Rock!

• Financial Aid is now available for schools outside North Little Rock.

To book hands-on STEAM education activities from our Mobile MakerSpace team, CLICK HERE and fill out our request form.   

AGE GROUP: | General |

EVENT TYPE: | STEAM/STEM | Special Event | Arts & Crafts |

TAGS: | #STEM | #STEAM | #Science 250 | #MosaicTemplars | #MobileMakerSpace | #MMS | #LocalHistory | #JuneteenthInDaRock | #Juneteenth | #BlackHistory | #ArkansasHistory |

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NLR Mobile Makerspace @ Juneteenth in Da Rock - Raye Montague Engineering Design Challenge: Float Your Boat
Sat, Jun 20, 11:00am - 5:00pm
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Participate in a Boat Engineering-Design Challenge inspired by trailblazing Naval Engineer and local "Hidden Figure," Raye Montague. Can you make a clay object that can float the most weight?
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