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Here the young scientist, engineer, inventor and artist has a space to experiment with ideas, tools, technologies, and phenomena. Museum staff and other artists, scientists, engineers will develop and facilitate the activities in the Curiosity Laboratory. It's a fun and inspiring laboratory where you can experiment, explore and observe natural phenomena to discover the wonders of the universe. Activities will include:

• Taking apart old and new technological innovations to see the mystery of everyday appliances and play with their parts.
• Using problem solving skills to solve engineering challenges
• Commanding tools to build, measure, and create inventions, toys, birdhouses, musical instruments, and artwork.

The Garage

NEW Vehicle in the Garage
We've retired the Mini Cooper, but a new vehicle is on its way, debuting on Friday, April 16, at 10:30 am.

A car’s transmission takes energy from the engine and transfers it to the wheels. Gears regulate the speed at which the wheels turn. A differential is an arrangement of gears that allows your wheels to rotate at different speeds for making turns.

The Climbing Structure

Parachutes
Gravity pulls a person or object down toward the earth as it falls. Air resistance slows it down. A parachute creates more air resistance by holding the air in its shoot, slowing the object down so it can land instead of crash.

The Pulley
Pulleys are simple machines that allow you to lift heavy objects using less force. A pulley’s rope is attached on one end to the object you are lifting and then passes over a pair of small wheels. As you pull down on the other end of the rope to lift the heavy object, each pair of pulleys you use decreases the amount of force you need to lift the object.

Pulleys can be found many places, including construction sites where they help workers lift heavy objects, in elevators where they help lift passengers, and on sailboats where they help raise sails.

Interactive Art: Pulley Slowly Rolling Bop

Operate your own Rube-Goldberg style roller coaster with a ball that loops high above the Kid’s Climber on a wire track. Flip switches to make it turn, intersect, and return back home. A hand-operated lift sends the balls back up from the Museum floor.

Created by Henry Loustau. Funded by The Perelman Family