Secrets of Circles: EcoTarium
What makes a circle the best shape for pizza-- and car wheels? Why are bubbles and the sun and the iris of your eye all circles? So simple, and yet so powerful, the shape of a circle is found in nature and used by people throughout time and across cultures. Why?
In this exhibit specially created for kids ages 3-10, families can investigate the puzzle of circles around us in many ways-- and in three different languages (English, Spanish and Vietnamese)!
- Look for circles in a colorful international pretend marketplace-- in the fruit they 'purchase', in the shape of the Vietnamese boat they paddle, in the umbrellas and hats that provide shelter
- Draw a perfect circle that glows in the dark using mathematical techniques
- Place reflective shapes on a large turntable and set it spinning to see the patterns that result
- Build gear contraptions and put those circles to work turning the hands of a clock, a music box ballerina and a drill
- Touch a wand to the surface of a digital pond and watch circles ripple outward and stir up beautiful dragonflies that swirl and colorful flowers that grow in rings.
- Step inside and see what it takes to turn a heavy Giant Tire from an actual truck.
- Try to draw a circle with a computerized version of Etch-a-Sketch® that has pendulums attached to the knobs
- Use muscles to figure out which is easier to move: a cinder block on a cart with wheels or a cinder block on a cart without wheels
And much more.....
Admission
EcoTarium Members - Free
Adults - $10.00
Children ages 3-16 - $8.00
Senior citizens (ages 65 and older) - $8.00
College students (valid I.D. required) - $8.00
Children under 3 - Free
General admission includes all exhibit halls, wildlife habitats and nature trails.
Other Fees:
Planetarium tickets - $4.00/$3.50 members
Explorer Express Train - $2.50
Tree Canopy Walkway (seasonal) - $9.00
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Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m.
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222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA map
Phone: 508-929-2700
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