Even a small whisper can be heard. A doll house in another section is set on a motion device, and a press of a button violently shakes the house to simulate an earthquake, showing the effects to students. In a mobile planetarium, students are given the chance to see the star constellations and are shown how to identify the stars such as the Big Bear, North Star and Big Dipper. The morphing exhibit is a fun way for students to work together while discerning some of the properties of light. To morph, students sit on opposite sides of a semi-reflective glass.
Students adjust light-source knobs on both sides of the morphing mirror to alter reflected images.
Facial features are combined to create a new likeness. Examining the shadows and highlights of this new image, students learn that dark objects absorb much of the light and light-colored objects reflect much of it. It is amazing that the gravity well didn't make visitors dizzy. After dropping a coin through a chute, students observe what happens when the forces of inertia and gravity go head to head. Students learn that due to these forces, the coin takes an elliptical path down the funnel-like well.