Join in a summer of fun and head-spinning thrills at Long Island Children’s Museum. Visitors will try their hand at designing their own roller coaster – from design to testing and then re-testing. All kinds of physical forces are at play when you get onto a roller coaster or just go for a ride in a car. This hands-on exhibit offers visitors the opportunity to explore science as they design amusement park rides, race tracks and superhighways.
Find out how slopes, loops, hills, curves, gravity or speed make a difference on how things move as you navigate balls through a variety of track designs. Make discoveries about force and energy, about friction and stability, all the while having lots of fun. This hands-on exhibit helps children develop their skills of observation, investigation, questioning and experimentation as they discover what affects how things move. This exhibit was developed by Ontario Science Centre. Local exhibit support is provided by Astoria Bank.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
