Impression 5 Science Center

48933-1914 Lansing, MI, United States of America (USA) (Michigan )

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2024-01):
The Impression 5 Science Center, is a children's museum. The name, Impression 5, refers to the five senses.

History

The Impression 5 Science Center was founded by Marilynne Eichinger in her basement in Lansing, Michigan, in 1972.
She promoted the design and development of hands-on exhibits that challenged visitors thinking processes.
The initial goal of Impression 5 was to develop fun, educational exhibits that focused on the five senses. A variety of approaches was offered to take into account individual learning styles.

Impression 5 moved into its current 80,000 square foot building located on Museum Drive in downtown Lansing in 1982. It now offers classes, camps, teacher training workshops and traveling school programs that complement the exhibitions within its building. In 1994 the Impression 5 Museum changed its name to the current, Impression 5 Science Center.

Exhibits

Chew On This!
Spectrum
Nano
Build Zone
MI Nature
First Impression Room
POP! A Bubble Experience
Simple Machines
Giant Eye
Throwing Things
FLOW: A Water Experience
Rotating Traveling Exhibits
Smash: A Nuclear Adventure
Think Tank

Scooby-Doo Mansion MayhemX
Zoinks! Scooby-Doo Mansion Mayhem arrives to your Science Center 2024 January 27!
Visitors to Impression 5 are invited to join the members of Mystery Inc. to analyze clues and put their problem-solving skills to the test. Families and young detectives will work through the rooms of the mansion assisting different characters of the iconic TV show that has captivated fans for more than five decades! Special thank you to the Dart Foundation and Choose Lansing for their support of this unique exhibit.

Hands-On Exhibits

SMASH: A Nuclear AdventureX
Experience the wonder of nuclear science in this new interactive exhibit that explores atoms and their journeys of acceleration, collision, separation, and detection in simulated environments that illustrate the research happening now at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) and in the future at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University.

FLOW: A Water ExperienceX
Our exciting exhibit FLOW explores fluid dynamics with two stories of interactive components and activities! Build and test your own sailboat, explore the science of a vortex, power a giant flywheel that shoots a two-story geyser, play with water jets, and much more!

SpectrumX
Explore the electromagnetic spectrum and compare different light sources, lenses, prisms and mirrors, and more! Step up to a life-size Light Mosaic to create your own colorful masterpiece then strike a pose with a Shadow Wall. See how plasma reacts to a conductor, experiment with primary colors, paint with light, and more!

Chew On ThisX
Take a deeper look at the inner workings of the human mouth! Explore oral health with giant dental tools, get up close to real teeth under microscope, see MRI images to watch the mechanics of your mouth, visit the Smart Mart to discover how the food you eat affects your teeth in an interactive grocery checkout activity, and more!

Throwing ThingsX
Explore the wonder of kinetic and potential energy in this hands-on exhibit that allows you to perfect your pitching form and blast targets with an air cannon! Toss things around in the Play Space, then create the most aerodynamic airplane to launch before you hurl a tennis ball forty feet with a trebuchet!

NanoX
Entdecken Sie eine Welt, die Sie nicht sehen können! In dieser Ausstellung kannst du in die Wissenschaft im Nanobereich eintauchen, indem du mit magnetischen Materialien spielst, ein riesiges Modell eines Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhrchens baust, die Stärke der statischen Elektrizität vergleichst und vieles mehr!

Build ZoneX
Take engineering and building challenges to the next level with materials from blocks to magnetic tiles, panels to bridges, and more! What types of structures can you build? How will gravity, tension, and compression affect a structure?

Pop: A Bubble ExperienceX
Inside Pop!, you can step into a full-size body bubble, experiment with buoyancy, and break down the molecular structure of a bubble!

MI NatureX
Experience a day in the life of a naturalist! Explore natural environments found here in Michigan with a variety of tools and challenges to keep your problem-solving and inquiry skills sharp. Get a closer look at birds using our webcam or scoop up some pond water and magnify the amazing world within it!

Planet Walk PlazaX
Part outdoor education space, part art installation, part place to contemplate the universe, the Planet Walk Plaza brings us closer together and helps us create more meaningful connections to art and science within greater Lansing.

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