LEGO Ocean Adventure, the newest exhibit at the Children s Museum of Memphis, introduces kids and adults to undersea exploring without ever leaving dry land. This traveling exhibit, created by the Children s Museum of Indianapolis and constructed with over 183,000 LEGO bricks, is an amazing recreation of the many learning opportunities marine biologists and oceanographers encounter each day.
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Although this home away from home is fascinating, my daughter is drawn to the two periscopes at the Research Submarine. Through the periscopes she sees the image of an ocean floor and scenes of marine life created by LEGOs. But we re both disappointed that neither of the two video monitors in the Research Submarine seem to be working. We move on to the cool-looking unmanned Underwater Rover, which shows us how scientists explore the ocean in areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. The Creative Sea Creatures Station, where kids create their own additions to the exhibit, is a definite draw for younger children, but my preteen would rather engage the computer program that teaches about sea turtles.