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Explore life in a new way -- by
looking beneath the surface in our new hands-on Discovery Exhibit,
The Architecture of Life! Students will have the opportunity to
investigate natural and created structures as they:
• Find out what bones, skeletons, buildings and
bridges have in common by looking at the structure and function of
animals, plants, and man-made structures!
• Explore adaptations of vertebrates and
invertebrates by comparing an array of amazing skeletons such as
mammals (including humans), birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians and
by climbing inside an exoskeleton costume to see how it feels to
wear your bones on the outside!
• From spider webs to skyscrapers, and bee hives
to bridges compare animal made habitats with those of humans while
investigating building designs that are based on nature!
• Use your own energy to make the life size LASC
skeleton move while learning about skeletal and joint structure and
function, open a larger than life model bone to catch a glimpse of
what bones are made of, or climb on an enormous vertebrae to learn
fun facts about the importance of the spine!
• Dream up an architectural design all your own
with interactive design software as well as traditional
architectural design tools and methods while learning about the
elements of art and principles of design.
• Learn about the insides of plants and our LIVE
animals as we study their structures and how they fit into the food
chain and larger ecosystem patterns!
• Dig into the Earth as you search for fossilized
bones in our archaeological dig site and learn about Earth materials
used in constructing buildings!
• Uncover the past as you try forensic sculpture
for a day - explore the human facial bones and muscles!
• Become an engineer for a day while learning the
physical science of arches and bridges in our hands-on building
site, and much more! |
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