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Science Demonstrations
We like to do a variety of science demonstrations depending on location, crowd size, and weather conditions. Examples include squeezing an egg into a bottle without touching it, how colors mix, unexpected sensory experiences with Oobleck, blowing up a balloon without air, dry ice bubbles, and many more! |  |
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Magnetic Construction Zone
Children play with large bolts, screws, and washers to construct magnificent towers and bridges on top of powerful bar magnets. The properties of magnetism are discovered through this playful and fun exhibit. No age limit on this exhibit – everyone loves it. | 
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Our Newest Exhibit!
Washer Dryer Gravity Rods
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Hopper Popper
Insert ping-pong balls into a clear tube and use a foot pump to blow them five feet into the air. Watch as the balls fall back down, bouncing off a maze of pegs until they reach the bottom of the container where they may fall into either the monkey’s or the puppy’s bucket. Which one will get more? Will it be the monkey or the puppy? According to the Law of Averages, they will each get the same amount over time, but it may take 1000 balls to find this out. Children love to test this theory because they come back again and again to this exhibit.
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Musical Pebbles
What do you get when you take a large wooden disk covered with hundreds of small metal rods, prop it up at an angle and drop a handful of pebbles down the surface? The surprising answer is Music! This exhibit uses simple physics and gravity to create beautiful sounds from the pebbles striking the rods as they fall to the ground.
This exhibit was created and generously donated by Ned Kahn, world renowned exhibit designer and public artist.
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Electricity Duel
What do you get when you take battery powered drill without a battery and turn it with a crankshaft? You get electricity! By turning the crankshaft mounted in the drill, children can generate enough electricity to power a small motor and propeller unit around a stationary pylon. The pylon also has a second motor and propeller unit powered by two D cell batteries with a push button switch. Have a race against your best friend to see who can get around the pylon the most times. Discover just how much cranking it takes to match the electrical power in standard batteries.
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Taleidoscope
Our taleidoscope is a three-sided mirrored tunnel that reflects the world hundreds of times in a geometric pattern. It’s even more fun to view friends and family members to see their faces reflected hundreds of times over.
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Bubble Sheet
Pull down the cord on the frame to create a 5-foot tall bubble window! Children delight in the beautiful prismatic colors and love to test the amazing elasticity of bubbles by gently blowing into the sheet. This exhibit is best used indoors, but in certain weather conditions it can be successfully used outdoors as well.
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Bubble Table
Grab a wand shaped like a butterfly or flower and dip into the bubble solution. Wave it through the air and watch as hundreds of bubbles are created. This outdoor activity is especially fun for small children.
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Up, Up, and Away!
One of our most popular traveling exhibits is the Bernoulli Box, which teaches children about airflow and how airplanes (and colorful beach balls!) stay aloft.
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Color ME Beautiful!
Why let other people paint your face when you can express your creativity all by yourself. Children love to sit in front of the mirror and use washable watercolors to paint all sorts of colors and patterns on their faces. We’ve even seen children painting their parents faces! Absolutely adorable to watch and fun for all ages! | 
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Wind Wall/Wind Cannon
With the pull of an elastic cord, watch as a puff of air strikes hundreds of small shiny metal discs on a panel creating a rippling wave like motion. This simple exhibit makes the effect of the air mass visible.
Under certain conditions, this exhibit can also be used with a fog machine to make the puff of air visible as it travels through the surrounding air.
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Pearl Swirl
Using magnets to drag objects through a window of rheoscopic fluid, watch as the patterns of fluid around objects is demonstrated. This exhibit is as beautiful to watch as it is fun to play with.
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Geoboard
Learn about geometry and math by placing colorful loops of elastic fabric around pegs on this large surface to create geometric shapes and designs. Over time, the increasing number of loops builds up to create a beautiful piece of collaborative geometric art. | 
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Building Blocks
Younger children use large, soft foam blocks of different shapes and sizes to build structures. This is a great team building activity that promotes large motor skills. | 
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Painting Wall
Our newest exhibit! Discover the inner artist in you by using washable paint on this see-through wall. Use water and gravity to clean the surface and start a new work of art.
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Black Sand
Did you know we have a valuable source of iron ore right here in our own backyard? It’s called magnetite. Magnetite is carried via rivers from erosion and is concentrated on beaches via wave action and currents.You can collect some magnetite of your own by dragging a regular magnet through sand from one of our local beaches. Put the magnet into a clear plastic bag and drag the bag through the sand (the bag keeps the magnetite off the magnet, keeping it clean and making it easier to remove the ore). Take a sample home with you. | |
