Science Alive! mobile exhibits are packaged in individual, colourful "plastic box" containers. These containers support each interactive at table top height for display and use. When inverted, the bins become the storage containers and table tops are the lids. The exhibits are highly portable and therefore suitable for outreach away from the main venue. The "plastic box" containers stack together taking up minimum space.
The interactives are all stand-alone self contained units and may be utilised as a complete exhibition or integrated into an existing exhibition or theme.
Themes include
Polyethylene durable construction bins
Bin tops
Accompanying graphics for all exhibits:
Powered exhibits require two single phase 220V
Try and write and draw by only looking at the image in a mirror.
Non-powered Interactive.
See how the coloured pictures are made up of the primary colours.
Powered Interactive.
Watch the spot or the cross disappear as you stare at the panel.
Non-powered Interactive.
What causes the magnets to push away from each other?
Non-powered Interactive.
Spin the disk, stare at the spiral and watch the clouds billow before your very eyes. Now look at your hand. What's happening?
Powered Interactive.
Bend the plastic or Perspex shapes under the polaroid filter, observe the brightly coloured stress lines appearing and disappearing.
Powered Interactive.
Flex the mirror to distort a reflected image so that a concave or convex modification is produced.
Non-powered Interactive.
How many leprechauns can be counted? Swap over the two bottom panels, where did the extra one come from, or where did it disappear to?
Non-powered Interactive.
By transferring the dics from one peg to another, one move at a time, try to rebuild the tower on one of the other two pegs. (A large disc is not allowed to sit on a small disc in any of the moves.)
Non-powered Interactive.
By spinning the disc, the rotational effect causes swirling currents to form.
Non-powered Interactive.
When the strobe light speed is changed and the rotating wheel speed is changed, unusual images are produced which completely trick the brain.
Powered Interactive.
Look through the Fresnel Lens and see everything on the other side which is within its focal length enlarged.
Non-powered Interactive.
Look around corners by viewing the graphic on the panel. See how light is reflected off the angled mirrors inside. Use the smaller hand-held periscope to see around the room.
Non-powered Interactive.
See how the variable light source causes the radiometers to rotate at various speeds.
Powered Interactive.
Increase the voltage to increase the magnetic field of an electromagnet. Test the strength of the magnetic field by trying to pull the iron disc away from the electromagnet.
See how information has been stored and retrieved over time. From written, to Morse Code, to CD, DVD and hard drive.
Powered Interactive.
Observe the shape of a hyperbolic curve in a three dimensional way by tracing the ball on a straight rod as it passes through a vertical slot. Compare with a vertical rod that can be rotated.
Non-powered Interactive.
Experiment with the gear wheels by placing them in different positions on the friction surface to show how gear ratios can be stepped up and down.
Non-powered Interactive.
Pump air bubbles into each of the three tubes containing different density oils. Observe their behaviour and compare the effect of the bubbles on each liquid.
Non-powered Interactive.
By passing a current through one electromagnet it is possible to induce the other magnet to begin rotating.
Powered Interactive.
Outline the shape of your hand (or face) by pressing it into the nails or small rods and see a three-dimensional outline of the shape produced.
Non-powered Interactive.
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