Exhibits
Nano-Imagine and discover a world you can't see!
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Nano– Imagine and discover a world you can’t see! is a new engaging exhibition for family audiences about nanoscale science, technology, and engineering (nano). Join us to imagine and discover the nanoscale world—a world so tiny it’s too small to see! This 400-square foot exhibition includes hands-on, interactive exhibits that invite exploration of nano phenomena and real world applications and implications. At the Small, Smaller, Nano exhibit, you can play with magnets to explore how material behaves differently at different sizes. At the Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube exhibit you can use foam construction pieces to make a large model of a tiny structure called a carbon nanotube. There are plenty of examples of nano in nature, technology, and your own home. Where Can You Find Nano? Lets you listen, look, and touch to discover nano all around you. At Balance our Nano Future, a variety of blocks represent the challenge of trying to create a stable nano world—can you balance all the blocks on the tippy table? Throughout the exhibition, interactive panels provide information on tiny solutions for big problems, exciting technologies inspired by nature, and different perspectives on nanotechnology. The Nano exhibition includes a seating area with comfortable furniture and additional reading material about this important topic.
Visit whatisnano.org form more information via digital media, video, podcasts, and more! An audio description for blind and low vision museum visitors is available at whatisnano.org/ad, which may be downloaded at any time.
1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward
Children will learn concepts of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as they play in this new multidisciplinary, hands-on exhibit. 1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward is:
...a blast from the past! Many favorite components of past Duluth Children's Museum exhibits will be coming together in one place! Plant and pick vegetables from the garden, look at small things through a Wentzscope (a REALLY big microscope), and more!
...a journey into the future! Build with blocks, make a ball track...the possibilities are endless! Learning will flourish while children play and experiment!
The Children's Campsite
Young children, and those who are children at heart, can go on the ultimate outdoor adventure without even going outside! Our campsite comes equipped with a tent, a row boat, and materials to build a fire and cook dinner! Our campsite area also holds a large collection of books and a big comfy chair for those in need of a break.
Music Alley
Stroll on over to Music Alley, a new exhibit that allows children to explore music, light, and color all in one! Break the beams of light to hear the sounds, experiment with combining sounds together, and more!
Kids Create!
Kids Create is an open program space devoted to providing materials for children and their adult guides to create masterpieces from. In this area children can explore their creative talents and they get to take home the results of their efforts! Kids Create changes regularly to provide new opportunities for children to explore, and it becomes a spontaneous programming space where the program staff will offer hands-on programming opportunities.