Exhibits
The Museum of Science has many different exhibits ranging from electricity to evolution. Here are a few of the main and most popular exhibits.
Natural Mysteries
Natural Mysteries is made up of different scenes, each with a question for the audience to try and figure out. The scenes include: desert, beach, museum, forest, school, etc. This exhibit is not just popular among children but among adults as well.
New England Habitats
This exhibit is a display of many animals native to the New England Area. The animals on display here are mainly birds and mammals. This exhibit is more for an older audience.
Theater of Electricity
The electricity exhibit is one of the most popular ones at the museum. There are two presentations every day at 12:00 and 2:00 which involve audience participation.
Human Body Connection
Another popular exhibit based around human anatomy. This exhibit includes human evolution and includes many hands on displays. The most popular hands on displays in this exhibit include the sheep brain and lungs as well as the collection of casts of human ancestor skulls.
Investigate!
This exhibit is all Hands on and is very popular with kids between the ages of 3-14. This exhibit covers archaeology, geology, physics, zoology, as well as many other sciences.
The Virtual Fish Tank
The virtual fish tank is very similar to a video game and kids between the ages of 5-12 love playing with it. This exhibit it also a very hands on exhibit.