These are words that have the ability to strike fear into the hearts of many. Another word that has that ability is geometry. By exploring this unique collection of interactive exhibits, you'll quickly erase any fears you might have about geometry. And if you visit Explorit tomorrow, even your admission fee is erased as it is Free Saturday at Explorit. Things geometrical are the building blocks of the world around us, from the pyramids of the ancient Egyptians to the skyscrapers of today, from the wheels on your bicycle to the giant radar dishes pointed at the heavens above.
Geometry is a tool humans have developed to look at and understand our world.
It is useful in not only in creating these human-made objects, but it also helps us explore patterns and relationships in nature. In taking a close look at nature, we find that nearly all of the shapes we discover are variations of several basic shapes. The most elementary shapes such as the triangle, circle and spiral, can be found everywhere. Leaves can be simplified to triangular shapes, the eyes of most animals are spherical, and the spiral of a snail shell can be seen repeated in the pattern of a galaxy. The repetition of such designs also gives rise to patterns and symmetry.