PHYSICAL CHALLENGE
BED OF NAILS
Every great scientist knows that pressure is the application of force to the surface of an object.
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When you step on a single nail, your foot puts a large amount of force onto the small surface area of that nail, easily piercing your skin.
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What do you think will happen when you lie down on …
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WONDER WALL
Create 3-Dimensional images of your body on this gigantic pin wall made of 40,000 plastic pins!
You can even get imaginative and create a new version of you that walks on 4 legs or has 20 fingers on one hand!
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BUBBLE LAB
If you are anywhere between the ages of 1 and 101, you will love this exhibit!
Create bubbles the size of basketballs, blow bubbles through a bubble sheet, or make a bubble big enough for you to fit inside!
Look at all the pretty colors in the bubbles as they float around. They are actually reflections and refractions of the light around the bubble. The colors show how thick, or thin, the bubble wall is.
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PULLEY POWER
Take a seat on one of the chairs and use the rope to pull yourself up. If you look closely, you’ll see that each chair is connected to two, three, or four pulleys.
Pulleys make lifting heavy items easier by magnifying force or changing the direction of force.
The magnifying of force by a simple machine is called a mechanical advantage. The key to a mechanical advantage is in the number of pulleys; the more pulleys there are, the lighter the weight being lifted feels. Try each chair.
Which one was easiest?
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VIRTUAL SPORTS
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pitch to a Major League Baseball player or throw a touchdown pass 50 yards to an NFL player? How about kicking a winning goal past a soccer goalie?
Virtual Sports allows you to test your athletic skills on a baseball, football, and soccer field.
Throw your best pitch – how fast was it? Was it a ball, strike, or did you give up a homerun? Then test your accuracy and depth perception by completing passes to receivers on a football field. Don’t let the defense intercept you! While the clock is running, see how many goals you can sneak past the soccer goalie.
