SENSES EXHIBITION

This exhibition gives visitors the chance to find out more about their senses.

There are 16 stand-alone hands-on exhibits and a set of 5 display banners.

What do I need to hire Senses?

• A gallery with approximately 100 sq metres of open floorspace (no less than 75 sq metres)
• Eight plug sockets
• The exhibition must be supervised at all times when in use, preferably by staff accustomed to working in an interactive environment.

Costs
Hire cost £410 + VAT per week
Delivery and installation - depends on distance
Hirers are expected to do routine maintenance on exhibits.

Science Projects is willing to consider exhibition exchange arrangements with other museums and science centres in lieu of all or part of the hire cost.

Exhibits

Reaction tester
Test your response to lights and sound. See if you react most quickly to the light or the buzzer.

Colour blindness
Look for the hidden numbers on a colour vision test.

3D pictures
Red and green pictures combined to make a 3D image.

Touch test
With your eyes closed you can attempt several different tasks. Find out how difficult it is to put a key in a lock, put a plug in a socket or dial your home phone number.

Peripheral vision
Find out what you can see to the side when you are looking straight ahead.

Stereo hearing
Listen to a radio through tubes of different lengths to find out how accurate your hearing is.

Feely boxes
Put your hand inside boxes to identify the mystery objects.

Skulls
Skulls of our close relatives. See if you can refit their jaws.

Smell table
Identify the mystery smells.

Eye iris
Watch your iris change as a light becomes brighter.

Hearing test
Listen to sound and test your hearing range. Children hear much higher notes than adults can.

Balance test
See how long you can balance. This requires a bit of practice.

After- image
Strange colours appear after staring hard at a picture.

Secret message
See if you can read the message. Coloured glasses give the game away!

Mirror drawing
Try copying a shape by looking at the original picture in a mirror. This is much harder than it first appears.

Delay phone
Record your voice and listen to the effect of delaying its playback.

Hot and cold
Touch different materials and find out why some feel colder.

Memory test
Follow patterns of lights and see how well you remember them.

For further information

Use our enquiry form or contact:

Sheila Snowden
Tel 020 8741 2305/6
E-mail sheila@science-projects.org