Spring Traveling Exhibit: How People Make Things at The DoSeum
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 05/12/2019
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Inspired by the Mister Rogers’ Factory Tours, How People Make Things will show your child the importance of everyone’s job in the processes of creating the products we all use every day. Come explore as we cut, mold, deform, and assemble together and discover how familiar the story of manufacturing really is to all of us.
See you on the assembly line!
Exhibit Features
Factory Hub: Start your journey into the manufacturing process in the Factory Hub. Here, you will be immersed in a factory setting where you can learn about real factories in our neighborhood, experience demonstrations of the manufacturing processes, and meet real makers. You will also be able to play the People Matching Game and guess which job matches which product, and you will be able to see how a baseball bat is made.
Cut: Next, you will begin the manufacturing process with cutting. This part of the exhibit will show you different ways that cutting can be done. You will get to use a die cutter to cut out patterns with the turn of a crank and even take home your own creation! You will also have the opportunity to experience 3-demonsional cutting with wax sculpting.
Mold: Then you will move on to molding. Learn all about state changes and melting down a material to form something new. You will have the opportunity to examine a rotational ball mold used to make balls, kayaks and slides; play match the mold with objects you use every day; and pull the lever on a real factory machine to fill the mold of a Lego block.
Deform: Then you will explore deforming materials with forces like suction, compression, and torsion to create new shapes. Use the vacuum former to shape plastic into any shape you can imagine, including your hand! Use the rolling mill to flatten a penny and learn how tin foil is made. You can also create your own spring by coiling wire.
Assemble: Finally, you will reach the final stage of manufacturing: assembly. Learn how a bicycle is assembled through the Exploded Bicycle. You will be surprised by just how many parts there really are! Now it’s your turn. You will have the opportunity to assemble your own vehicle or structure. There are endless possibilities!
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