The ever changing images spark curiosity about their balanced arrangement or symmetry which is created because they are mirror images. In considering symmetry, visitors also discover how mirrors work, and how light is reflected. Actually the sounds coming from the Pipes of Pan are just ambient noises resonating the different lengths of pipe at different frequencies. An exploration of sound wave frequency explains why different pitches can be recognized. Personal Morphing is a fun way for visitors to work together while discerning some of the properties of light.
Visitors 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, visitors learn that dark objects absorb much of the light and light-colored objects reflect much of it. Using a pen light, one can draw unique lighted designs by transferring light energy into phosphorescent paint on the walls. The energy is stored in the paint and then emitted in the form of light. Blow a bubble in a Bubble Box and observe, the bubble surface acts like a prism splitting the light into all colors of the rainbow.