Senses

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 £450 + 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.

Exhibit list

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.

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