Contest closes July 31, 2015, at 11:59pm. Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog. Full contest rules and regulations can be seen here.
Exciting news! You know all those things you’re not supposed to try at home, like hang off a ledge or drive blindly? Well, you can try all those things at Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition, which opens at the Ontario Science Centre today. It’s an interactive exhibit based on real experiments from the Discovery Channel’s TV show. I had the chance to visit the exhibit and it was truly amazing. Check out my photo diary below.
Entrance to the Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition
The entrance to the Mythbusters exhibition looks just like a TV set!
Mechanical Shark
Mythbusters props. Can you spot “Buster”?
Visitors can see props from the show in real life! The mechanical shark was pretty cool.
Tablecloth Chaos
“Tablecloth Chaos” lets you try to pull a tablecloth off a fully set table. Do you want to see if I could do it? Check out the video here!
Cliffhanger Exhibit.
At the Cliffhanger exhibit, you can tests your limits by holding onto a small ledge. How do people in movies do it?
Butter Side Up
This exhibit tests whether a dropped piece of toast always lands butter side down. With various contraptions, I tested this theory!
All butter-sides up!
First, I dropped it from a lever three times and they all landed with the butter side up. I thought I had my answer until I tested it again…
All non-butter-sides down!
The second time, all three pieces landed butter side down.
Mythbusters Live Demonstration Stage
I even got to see a 10-minute live mythbusting demonstration. Today they were testing to see if a person could dodge a paintball!
I had so much fun at Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition. It will be at the Ontario Science Centre from June 5th to September 13th, 2015. You can also check out the Mythbusters website for more cool stuff.
Do you plan on checking out this exhibition? Let me know in the comments below!
OWL reporter Finn interviewed Colonel Chris Hadfield at the Ontario Science Centre. Watch the video below to hear about zero gravity and why you shouldn’t eat five tubs of ice cream.
Thanks for talking to us, Colonel Hadfield.
Contest time! Here is your chance to win a super science prize pack. To enter, watch the video and then send an email to owl@owlkids.com answering the following question:
What was the most fun thing Colonel Hadfield did in zero gravity?
In honour of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Owlkids and the Ontario Science Centre are giving away a space prize pack valued at over $200 that includes:
· Admission to the Ontario Science Centre (up to 5 people)
· Admission to an IMAX® film (up to 5 people)
· How to be a Space Explorer book
· Solar System Mobile Kit
· Additional branded swag from the Ontario Science Centre and IMAX®
Contest closes May 15th at 11:59pm. Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the blog. Full contest rules and regulations can be seen here.
Ever dream of going into space? Some students are doing just that, and earning a grade in the process.
Okay, they don’t really go up into space. However, the Ontario Science Centre’s Challenger Learning Centre is still an out-of-this-world experience!
I recently had the chance to visit and watch students embark on a mission to Mars.
First, everyone was split into two groups: Mission Control and Space Craft.
The major tasks were for the Space Craft crew to land on Mars safely, and then launch probes to the Martian moons with the help of Mission Control.
Here are some highlights from the day. Fasten your seat belts!
The Space Craft team settled into their roles.
Welcome aboard the spacecraft
Time to take some orders from the commander.
Students listen to their next task
On to Mission Control…
View of from a Mission Control desk
Mission Control keeps a keen eye on the spacecraft through live video feed.
The Space Craft crew are always monitored
I also has the chance to visit the life lab while I was at the Centre. Dr. Julielynn Wong showed me some amazing items from space!
Here, Dr. Wong is showing me how astronauts give fillings in space. The tool she’s using came out of a 3D printer. Astronauts have 3D printers in space to print out tools on demand.
Dr. Wong shows how astronauts fix cavities in space
A closer look at Dr. Wong fixing a tooth with a 3D printed tool
This tool was also printed on a 3D printer.
Cool 3D printed space tool
What a great time! I even got to try on some space gear on my way out. They were actually props from a movie, but it was still fun to pretend!
I’m ready to blast off!
Learn more about the Challenger Learning Centre at the Ontario Science Centre here.
