Exhibit Floor

Grossology

Opening May 18, 2013: The blockbuster Grossology exhibition, presented locally by St. Luke’s University Health Network, is part of the Center’s Year of the Human Body project. Explore

What Is Nano?

Visitors are encouraged to try things together in this exhibit area as they explore the science of the extremely small – less than one billionth of one meter – and the big impact it makes on their lives. Explore

What On Earth?

Presented by the Harry C. Trexler Trust, this area highlights the Earth’s environment and weather and the creatures who inhabit it. Features include an ocean touch tank, honeybee hive, and WFMZ 69 News Weather Station. Explore

Live Seismometer

Located in the What On Earth? area, the Quakes and Shakes Seismometer records underground activity around the world and displays it on the exhibit floor and the DSC website. Explore

What’s The Matter?

Presented by Air Products, this area highlights chemistry and materials science. Highlights include hand-on chemistry exhibits, Watch Water Freeze, and the KEVA Build It Up! Experience starting in Sept. 2012. Explore

Inquiry Island

The Center’s Inquiry Island in its What’s The Matter? exhibit area hosts engaging hands-on visitor activities on weekends, summer weekdays, and school holidays. Inquiry Island Activities are presented by Jim and Irene McLean. Activities

Watt’s Up?

Presented by PPL and its Affiliates, this area highlights electricity, light, and the human senses. Features include popular Tunnel Vision experience and shadow room. Explore

What Works?

Presented by the Dexter F. and
Dorothy H. Baker Foundation, this area highlights machines and forces. Features include a working robot dinosaur, lifting levers, and Newton Chairs. Explore

Preschool Experiences

Experiences for preschool children can be found in Camp WeeCanDo on the lower level and in the Little Learners’ Lab on the upper level. These exhibits highlight counting, shapes, and living creatures. Explore

GyroSphere

The GyroSphere experience is a life-sized human gyroscope ride that highlights motion, centrifugal force, and inertia. Explore

Science Art Exhibits

The Da Vinci Science Center highlights the connections between science and the arts with exhibits including Mona Lisa in Reverse and the Fossil Wall. Explore

Wind Turbine

The 102-foot-tall wind turbine outside the Da Vinci Science Center building is both a power source and an exhibit highlighting alternative energy. Explore