Exhibits Lab: Be the First To Try Fueling the Fast Lane and Other New Exhibits at the Science Mill

The Science Mill continues to expand its collection of hands-on, minds-on exhibits. This winter, we’re adding new options that allow families to enjoy interactive activities together – a perfect option for taking the grandkids or kids out for a fun day during their winter break from school!  

NEW: Fueling the Fast Lane 

Fueling the Fast Lane combines sustainable energy practices with competitive family fun for an exhibit that will have your young scientists racing over and over.  

In this interactive exhibit, players race across a simulated Texas landscape from Texarkana to El Paso. They have the opportunity to impact their race outcome by:  

• Comparing the carbon footprints Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, Electric Vehicles (EVs), and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFEV)  

• Navigating various environmental factors such as weather and terrain  

• Balancing the race speed with achieving the smallest carbon footprint while completing the journey 

The exhibit’s activity can be completed by an individual, or two people can race head-to-head for more competitive fun!  

More New Options at the Science Mill  

Just as scientists and inventors test and iterate on their work, we’re doing the same at the Science Mill and we want to let your young scientists in on the fun of exploring an exhibit and watching it evolve. Come out to the Science Mill to be one of the first to discover the hands-on fun in these new exhibits, then come back often to watch how we continue to enhance them! 

IN BETA: Pose Play  

We want to know what you think about our Pose Play exhibit. This exhibit combines fun physical movement with generative AI to create cool combinations!  

Step in front of the jukebox and strike a pose, then the exhibit’s generative AI system will analyze the pose and select music that matches the mood. It’s great for dancing and creativity, along with inspiring young programmers and computer scientists!  

Flight Lab 

Flight Lab gives young physicists the opportunity to study the effects of wind and airflow on objects. The In the wind tube, students can use the air upflow to lift lightweight objects into the air and demonstrate principles of lift and drag. 

Children can make their own observations based on their use of the interactive exhibit, and adults can help them make connections between the ways forces interact and the ways physicists and engineers harness those principles to solve real-world problems in fields like transportation, space exploration, and renewable energy.   

Videoscope 

Videoscope combines VR technology with a microscope, giving young hydrologists and environmental scientists an opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of water and get an up-close, personal view of waterway samples. They’ll gain a better understanding of how water moves and how pollution impacts our water resources.  

Dive into the latest exhibits that are launching at the Science Mill, and let us know what you think by sharing your feedback, pictures and video on social media and tagging us (Instagram.com/sciencemilltx).  Grab your tickets here.