SEE ALSO
Body Carnival Features (.pdf)
Summer Series 2009
Amazing Feets Photo Contest
Free Family Visits for K-8 Educators
Free Hearing Checks for Adults
A summer-long carnival is coming to the Da Vinci Science Center ... a Body
Carnival that is - one accompanied by tumblers, feats of strength, and amazing
feets of fancy.
The Center will show the Body Carnival traveling exhibit - presented by Lehigh
Valley Health Network and supported by Dan's
Camera City - now through Sept. 2. The Center also has presented a Summer
Series of inspiring demonstrations and hands-on explorations of the body's
wonders and an Amazing Feets Photo Contest. Guest performers included elite
Parkettes gymnasts, coaches from Velocity Sports Performance Allentown, and
educators from the Weller Health Education Center.
Body Carnival allows each visitor to explore "the fun of being you." The concepts of force and pressure, the properties of light and sound, mathematical concepts, and the laws of motion are all part of how human bodies interact with the world. Through a variety of interactive experiences, visitors will understand the science of how their body works and interacts with the world.
The Body Carnival experience,
presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network, includes a giant artery, through
which visitors can climb to discover the effects of plaque on blood flow;
a ten-foot dizzy tunnel that emulates a rotating star field; a vertically-striped
Wacky Wall, upon which visitors can test their balance by moving the wall
from side to side with a pulley; and sound cushions upon which visitors can
lean to feel the music through their bodies.
