» Amazement Park
Science in the Sun! Slip and Slide! Lift and Laugh! Come and learn how you can tell time with your body, lift a 320kg globe with your hands and laugh out loud when you see yourself reflected hundreds of times!
Full Exhibit List
- Lift the World - Lift a 320kg globe with a pull of just 9 Kilograms.
An 8 metre ruler acts as a lever for visitors to pull.
- The Humungous Children’s Guide to Really Cool Reflections -
This giant sized book made of polished high-grade steel mirrors
allows visitors to see themselves reflected hundreds of times.
Two giant mirrors can be moved together for reflection experiments
and surprises.
- Be a Human Bobsled - Two plastic tube slides run down the hill
of the Amazement Park. Both have unique curves that allow visitors
to race each other and test which slide is faster.
- Magical Music Makers - Magical Music Makers provides an area
for kids to really create a rumble. The Music area’s components
include a drum set, thunder sheet, tubular bells, rain stick,
and howler fan.
- Sunshine Time - Become a human sundial. Stand in the proper
place and the visitor’s shadow will tell the time of day.
- Build a Bridge - Five blocks make up a five foot arched bridge.
The blocks, when put into place, lean against each other to create
one of our most significant architectural achievements.
Teachers - Complements the grade 1 Building Things unit, the grade 3 Hearing & Sound unit, and the grade 4 Wheels & Levers and Light & Shadows units.
Photo Gallery
Take a peek at what you can find when you visit the Amazement Park. Click the images for a larger version.
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 The oldest arch known to man was built around 400 B.C. 
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