Past
Exhibits
Pacific Science
Center is an internationally-recognized producer of quality
exhibitions on a variety of scientific and mathematic
subjects:
Brain
Games
Based on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple
intelligences, Brain
Games challenged
visitors to explore their own learning styles as they
played familiar board games such as chess, checkers, and
Scrabble (TM). The exhibit also examined the math and
science behind other common leisure activities such as
games of chance, shooting pool, and tossing Frisbees.
GENETICS!
Visitors gained a working knowledge of genetics at both the
macro and micro levels by participating in more than 20 fun
and inventive hands-on activities. GENETICS!
also featured the tools used
in medical and biotechnological research, and ultimately
let visitors better appreciate today's research and the
implications of tomorrow's discoveries.
How it
Works
Created for the first round of the Exhibit Research
Collaborative (ERC I), How it
Works unraveled
the mysterious mechanisms behind common objects such as
keys and locks, zippers, and toilets.
Lasers and Holograms:
Discovering the Splendid Light
Created for the second round of the Exhibit Research
Collaborative (ERC II), Lasers and
Holograms educated visitors about the properties of
light, explained how lasers work, showed how holograms are
created, and showcased (then-) cutting-edge laser tools
such as bar-code scanners and laser printers.
MAZES!
Over 1.6 million visitors had a blast getting lost
in MAZES!
During its four-year tour,
visitors honed their problem solving skills in a giant
walk-through maze and against a horizontal maze (a climbing
wall), played with five-sided pentomenoes, and challenged
themselves with Tetris and other electronic puzzles.
Mostly
Music
Mostly
Music played for
2.3 million fans in 14 cities during its seven years on the
road. The wildly popular exhibition introduced visitors to
the types of instruments and how each produces sound,
explained musical notation, and explored cultural aspects
of music. Most importantly, it allowed visitors to make
their own music on electronic and acoustical instruments,
and in a karaoke booth.
Science
Carnival
This ground-breaking installation brought 6,000 sq. ft. of
basic science exhibits to communities without regular
access to a science center. Science
Carnival and the
smaller Traveling
Mini-Science Carnival set up their circus-style tents in 61
storefronts and fairgrounds in 20 states over nine years.
The exhibit's success inspired a National Science
Foundation-funded mentor program for small and developing
science centers and the Association of Science and
Technology Centers manual Science Center Know-How.
Whales
Pacific Science Center's largest and most popular
exhibition featured the world's first set of robotic
whales. This award-winning exhibition broke attendance
projections at nearly every venue and reached over 4.6
million visitors during its nine-year tour.
