This area is a celebration of the way our bodies work. Children can role-play in a doctor’s office. They will learn about simple diagnostic devices like x-ray machines that help doctors understand the body. This exhibit will also touch upon prevention and the steps visitors can take to protect their health.
Children can learn about the workings of their own bodies through models and real medical images. For example, by placing their hands on copper plates, children’s heart rates are translated into the beating of a large drum. On an examining table, visitors find a patient that is an oversized version of the popular game “Operation.”
Health can be improved through knowledge of better nutrition and proper exercise. A food game will help children decide what it takes to make a healthy meal. This area allows visitors to assess one’s fitness level and how to maintain or improve it. Take your blood pressure, measure your height and weight, try flexibility exercises. How many calories do you burn when riding a bicycle, playing sports, walking or watching TV? A wall-mounted image of a person is used to demonstrate occupational safety. Visitors spin a dial to select an activity and then must “dress” the figure appropriately. For instance, a cyclist requires a helmet, a fisherman requires a life jacket, and an x-ray technician wears a lead apron.
who are you? what do you do?
Role-playing in the Doctor’s office can prove to be fun. Health can be improved through knowledge of better nutrition and proper exercise. This area allows visitors to learn how to assess one’s fitness level and to understand how to maintain or improve that level through recording vital information. Take your blood pressure, measure your height and wight, and try other flexibility exercises in this medical environment.
transportation alley / street smarts
Safety has become more important than ever with young children. This exhibit shows the young visitor how to have a sense of control over their surroundings and an ability to navigate their neighborhoods safely.