Anchorage Museum Of History And Art, Anchorage runs an exhibition named 'Science in Toyland' on view from September through December 2009.
This touring exhibit, developed by the California Science Center, uses classic toys such as matchbox cars and tops to demonstrate scientific principles and encourage children to experiment. Toyland combines problem solving with the fun of playing games to foster a positive attitude toward science.
Displays include Kids Construction Co., a wood-and-foam house that teaches small children about shapes and patterns. In Tournament of Tops, children experience inertia and gravity through a top-spinning competition.
Kids who gravitate toward transportation toys can experiment with acceleration and momentum by adjusting a racetrack, and discover the Bernoulli principle as they re-position the sails of a sail boat and follow the boat’s resulting course.
Like children at play, artists love to explore and imagine. A companion to “Science in Toyland,” this exhibition features artworks created from toys. Instead of paint and canvas, a select group of Alaska artists will use old and new dolls, trucks, blocks, games, robots and more to create art about the joy that toys bring. Each art work will be accompanied by a hands-on activity for children. Artists include David Mollett, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Mike Mense, Buck Walsky and Keren Lowell. -- www.anchoragemuseum.org
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