Exhibits that reflect patterns in nature
Connect
These exhibits all allow you to use air to create and change patterns in various materials.
Consider
- What patterns do you see the air making in these substances?
- In what ways can you change the patterns?
- How are the patterns similar and different?
Exhibit: Turbulent Sea
Next to the Store
Try It!
Notice the large bowl of water and the fan blowing air on the water.
Turn the knob to adjust the fan speed. What do you notice about the patterns in the water?
Exhibit: Cloud Rings
Near the main office and the Tornado exhibit
Try It!
Notice the ring-shaped clouds.
What can you do to change the shape, direction, size, or speed of the clouds?
Exhibit: Aeolian Landscape
Next to the main office
Try It!
Notice the fan blowing the sand in the exhibit.
Turn the knob to adjust the direction of the fan. What do you notice about the patterns in the sand? Can you change them? How long does it take for them to change?
