Young Explorers Area

Exhibit

Discover science, get creative, and develop new skills in this exhibit designed for your little explorers!

Exploration Encouraged

Nurture your future scientists’ innate curiosity in our Young Explorers Area, designed specifically for visitors 6 and under (and their grown-ups). Discover how different-shaped mirrors can warp your reflection, explore velocity and trajectory in Ramps & Rollers, design and build structures, and more!

Activities

A young visitor tests different fabrics in the Fly High wind tube in the Young Explorers Area

Fly High

Scientists use their knowledge of air to do things like land safely with a parachute, fly planes, stabilize helicopters, and much more. Can you do the same with our wind tube?

A visitor prepares to launch a ball down the gravity tracks in the Young Explorers Area

Gravity Tracks

Explore gravity, trajectory, and more by testing out different types of ramps. Make your ball do a loop-de-loop, try for the right speed to ring a bell, and more!

A visitor experiments with gear placement on the gear wall in the Young Explorers Area

Gear Wall

Cogs and gears are important mechanical parts of machines like clocks, cars, and more. See how gears fit together and make your own connections!

A visitor observes their reflection in a warped mirror in the Young Explorers Area

Mirror Mirror

Did you know different-shaped mirrors can change the reflection you see? Discover how you can stretch, shrink, and warp your reflection in these special mirrors.

Plan Your Visit

Admission

General

Age 3+: $20

Kids under 2: FREE

Members: FREE

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