
Live Science Experience Essentials
- Ages:
- This live science experience is suitable for all ages.
- Duration:
- 15 minutes
- Location:
- Main Level, Rotunda
Museum Map
Visit the Information Desk on Main Level 2 to see what experiences are happening during your visit.
Exposed! UV Light
You might not be able to see ultraviolet light, but it definitely affects you. Get the tools necessary to better understand UV light and how to protect yourself, and take home your own UV detector.
In the Science Storms exhibit
Magnets: The Rules of Attraction
Magnets can generate electricity and electricity can generate a magnet. It's just that simple ... or is it? Check out some high-powered magnetic fields in action!
Slime Science
Polymers are everywhere, including our homes, our food and even our bodies! Join us as we use polymers to make slime - the gooier, the better!
Spin City
Experience how Newton's laws can make your head spin. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction - after you overcome inertia! We apply laws of motion to rotating objects.
Strange Magnetic Materials
Magnets aren't just fridge decorations anymore. See everything from liquid magnets to floating magnets, and learn how scientists incorporate them into high-tech devices.
Super Sonic Showcase
Just what is sound after all? Come hear for yourself! Sound waves can come from some unexpected sources and combine to make some unexpected (and sometimes annoying) noises!
Tesla
Explore the science behind lightning and discover how we make an indoor lightning storm.
In the Science Storms exhibit, Balcony Level 3
- Museum Hours
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- Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Museum Location
- Getting Here
New Online Activities
- Online Activity
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Code Fred: Survival Mode
Use the systems of the human body to help Fred survive a very bad night!
- Online Activity
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Would You Eat That?
Do you know what's in the food you eat? Try naming the ingredients in these popular items.
- Online Activity
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Simple Machines
Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.