The Wizard's Lab Exhibit Guide

Skills: observing, analyzing, finding patterns; Concepts: swing rate of a pendulum, resonance, oscillating motion, superposition of motion, speed of rotation, angular momentum, magnetism, magnetic poles, electricity, batteries, generators, electrodes, electrolytes, solar energy, solar cells, series and parallel circuits, light, lens focal length, focal point, lens curvature, images, light, polarization of light, color, sound, superposition of waves, amplitude, wavelength; Themes: systems & interactions, models & simulations, patterns of change, stability, scale, energy, matter; Nature of science and mathematics: interdisciplinary, creativity & constraints, theory-based and testable, real-life applications, science and technology.