Science Encounters
The title of this Science Encounter, and also the name of a classic Beach Boys song.
What is Good Vibrations?
You can radio this unit if you find yourself in need of some assistance out on the floor!
What is Unit 25?
It was first constructed in 1968, and more recently, it was remodeled in 2018.
What is the Strasenburgh Planetarium
This friendly robot, made by Rethink Robotics, is sure to annoy staff every 5 minutes!
Who is Baxter?
This is probably the most often used interactive exhibit in the museum, by people of all ages.
In "Invisibility", the Orbeez vanish because they have the same ______________ Index as water.
What is Refractive?
This situation occurs when a child informs a staff member that they cannot find their parents or adult guardians.
What is a Reverse Code Adam?
Who is Hillary Olson?
PLA for short! It's a thermoplastic polymer used for 3D-Printing
What is Polylactic Acid?
This interactive exhibit uses Bernoulli's principle to allow an object to hover in the air.
What is the Hoverball Challenge?
A chemical compound used in old fashioned fire-extinguishers - also used in our "Invisible Fire Extinguisher"
What is Carbon Dioxide?
These need to be turned off at the end of each day.
What are radios?
In 1930, this title was given to the RMSC, at the time known as the Rochester Municipal Museum. It's even carved into the building!
What is the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences.
This actor starred as Doc Brown, the mad scientist responsible for creating the DeLorean Time Machine in Back to the Future.
Who is Christopher Lloyd?
These two government agencies provide data for Science on a Sphere.
What are NASA and NOAA?
This scientific material's name comes from the Greek word for "many".
What is a Polymer?
This is the method of communication used when floor supervisors have information to share with staff-members.
What is email?
The property at 657 East Ave., where the RMSC is located, was previously owned by this family, who originally manufactured horse-drawn carriages.
Who is the Cunningham family?
The hero of "Donkey Kong", who went on to have his own franchise of video games, was originally named this.
Who is Jumpman?
One of the few dinosaurs in Expedition Earth, named after the Canadian providence in which it was discovered.
What is an Albertosaurus?
This river acts as a real world example of the salty science demonstrated in "Floating Water".
What is the Hudson River?
You're sure to get your hands dirty during this spring break tradition!
What is Mess-tival?
A Works Progress Administration-funded project in the 1930s that significantly added to the Museum's collection of Haudenosaunee (particularly Seneca) objects.
What is the Indian Arts Project?
The official name of NASA's next Mars rover, which will launch in summer 2020.
What is Perseverance?
The name of the Haudenosaunee peace treaty represented by a wampum belt, which is located in At the Western Door.
What is the Hiawatha Belt?