Exhibits at SciWorks

The Track is Back !!!

Start your engines! Our super popular racetrack re-opens in the Traveling Exhibit Hall.

KevaWorks

KEVA planks is a meaningful activity for any member of the family. Since adults enjoy KEVA planks as much as kids, it’s a great activity to bring the family together. Bring out your “inner architect”, whether your visitors are a preschooler, teen, adult or grandparent! Every plank is identical so you spend no time searching for special pieces or connectors. Just start stacking and see where it goes. The creativity is endless!

PhysicsWorks

This interactive exhibit hall demonstrates principles of motion, forces, and simple machines. Learn about light, color, and optics in our Captured Shadow room. See and feel how a gyroscope works and demonstrates movement and balance.

North Carolina: Mountains to the Sea

This gallery reflects the geological and biological diversity of our state, from the mountains to the piedmont and coastal plain. Walk inside a 20 foot tree to see the rings; climb up through the inside and slide back down to the bottom! Younger children can practice fishing in our simulated stream, while all visitors can see live specimens in our trout tank. In addition to a beaver lodge and aquariums, visitors can examine rock and mineral collections and search for our state’s plants and animals artistically rendered in our giant mural.

Science Lab

Adjacent to our “North Carolina Mountains to Sea” exhibit is our Science Lab featuring mounted displays of animals from around the world, fossil samples, skulls, shell collections, and many more natural science artifacts.

BioWorks

Our BioWorks exhibit takes you from the tropical rain forests of South America to the fields of North America. Learn about conservation efforts on a local and global scale. This exhibit hall showcases a variety of live animals including mammals,birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.

SoundWorks

You’ll hear it before you see it! In SoundWorks, you’ll learn about sound waves, vibrations, and the science of sound as you experience thunder drums and our walkon piano. This exhibit allows visitors to make their own music.

HealthWorks

This interactive exhibit includes our T.A.M (Transparent Anatomical Mannequin) theatre featuring detailed explanations of human organs and their functions. In Bodyworks, visitors can measure blood pressure, heart rate, visual acuity, and strength. Exhibits on human cells, DNA, and skeletal and muscular systems will foster a greater understanding of the human body. A giant walk-in mouth and other components encourage good dental hygiene. An exhibit on nutrition and food selection encourages healthy choices.

KidsWorks

Science activities for our youngest museum visitors include puzzles and puppets, blocks and books. Our country barn and “grocery store” will encourage imaginative play. Children can stay active climbing our softsculpture pyramid and building their own fort with giant blocks.

Outdoor Science Park

Our latest exhibit explores simple machines, sound, and energy on a large scale. A teeter-totter demonstrates how levers and fulcrums work. Giant bat ears enable us to listen like a bat and understand echolocation and sound waves. There is also a fossil dig for our younger visitors, a rain garden, and a port demonstrating alternative energy.

Environmental Park

Take a leisurely walk through the winding trails of Sci-Works’ Environmental Park, a 15-acre outdoor nature science exhibit. You’ll love meeting our farmyard animals, white-tailed deer, waterfowl, and playful river otters. There are gardens featuring native plant life and a display of common herbs. The Park offers a great contrast between North Carolina’s native species and habitats and our domesticated plants and animals.