Permanent Exhibits
Watergates
Use bath time ducks to explore hydraulics and civil engineering. Slide colorful gates into the narrow channels to discover how it changes the water flow and see concepts like undertow and hydraulic jump in action.
Bernoulli Blower
Suspend a beach ball in an airstream and change the angle of the blower. The upwards flow of the air keeps the ball airborne, while the effect of air pressure keeps the ball in the airstream even when the blower is tilted.
Ball Machine "Quantum's Last Leap"
A two-story kinetic sculpture designed by George Rhoads and fabricated by Bob McGuire at Rock Stream Studios in Ithaca, NY. This sculpture is one of the largest and most complex sculptures designed by Rhoads.
Slap Organ
Slap out a tune with the sole of a flip flop! Whether you're a musician or completely tone deaf, you'll have a riot playing the new Slap Organ. Hit 15 different notes from the musical scale and play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" or invent your own tune.
Kudos to volunteers Bob Silberman, Yildirin Mete and Eric Poysa for designing and building this entertaining new hands-on science exhibit.
Air Cannon
Gently hit the Air Cannon and watch silver flutter disks take the "shape" of a puff of air. It's a blast!
Dam the Creek
Build a gravity dam using metal blocks and prevent the creek from flooding.
"How Quick Are You?"
Ready, Set... Let Go! See how fast you can react to a light signaling you to let go of a push button, compare your reaction time to that of friends and family members, and see if you can improve your average. This exhibit displays up to nine trials in a bar graph, keeps track of your average score and even encourages you to make up your own games. See how close YOU can get to a 0.2 second reaction time! "How Quick Are You?" was developed by volunteers.
What's the Buzz?
Watch the honeybees return to the hive with pollen, do their waggle dance (to tell the others in which direction and how far the pollen is), raise their young, and even take out the “trash”! This exhibit is bustling with activity and if you watch closely, you’ll be able to tell the drones from the worker bees.
Magnetic Drawing
Use colored metal chains to draw a picture as you discover magnetism.
Square Wheel
How do you make a square wheel roll? Find out during your Sciencenter visit! Kudos to volunteer Bob Silberman who designed and built this exhibit.
Parabolic Mirror
Check out this cool parabolic mirror and try to find the elusive orange golf ball. Kudos to volunteer Jack Lowe who designed and built the Parabolic Mirror.
Puzzles
Try to solve the Nail Challenge, Broken Heart Puzzle, Knot and Key Puzzle or the Loop and Ring puzzle.
More Exhibits to Explore at the Sciencenter
- Ball Floater
- Building Set
- Carnivorous Plants
- Crystal Radio
- Fossils
- Foucault Pendulum
- Frozen Shadows
- Funhouse Mirrors
- Geological Time Scale
- Giant Lever
- Gravity Well
- Infinite Mirrors
- Jacob's Ladder
- Kaleidoscope
- Magnet Table
- Magnetic Drawing
- Magnetic Gears
- Meteorite
- Mirror Wells
- Musical Soundscape
- Mystery Touch Box
- Resonant Pendulum
- Scream Chamber
- Screen Sensations
- Square Wheel
- Star Trace
- String Thing
- Train Tracks (Be an Engineer)
- Triceratops
- Walk-in Camera
