Nature s Trading Post teaches children about responsible collecting and preservation of the environment. Following collecting guidelines, a visitor can bring in an item made by nature and earn points to trade based on where the item was found, its quality and uniqueness. About You teaches children about the workings of the human body. Mr. Bones, the skeleton, and Stuffee, the giant doll, provide a hands-on look at how the human body and various organs function. Inside Pathways to Change , visitors can travel through four different cultural periods, from prehistoric Fort Ancient American Indians to 1890s Victorians, to see how humans lived and impacted the environment.
Visitors can participate in recycling games as they emerge into the present.
Environmental Resources Pathways Nature Station is a living outdoor exhibit with an organic garden plot where a variety of demonstrations take place. This area features a giant sandbox and various activities for visitors 5 years and younger accompanied by an adult. Follow the spear point from an American Indian campsite, to an archaeological dig, to the curatorial offices of a museum. Step back 19,000 years ago to the Ice Age Ohio Valley. The cave encompasses two levels and 500 feet of darkened passageways.