Long Island Children's Museum Opens Circles Exhibit

John Mitty Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A geometrically themed exhibit on “Secrets of Circles” has just opened at the Long Island Children’s museum.  The exhibit will be catering mostly to younger children, and will be running through the 4^th of May.  The exhibit will focus on the many uses of circles in day-to-day life as well as their geometric aspects.  “The ‘secrets’ aspect of the exhibit is meant to alert kids to the fact that circles are ubiquitous,” explains Erik Schurink, the director of the museum’s exhibits.  “Circles are the most efficient shape.  They’re totally symmetrical.” 

At the exhibit, children can discover how circles are used to make foods like pizzas, donuts and bagels, as well as how they are implemented in the design of everyday objects like manhole covers, soccer balls, and umbrellas.  Older children will enjoy the physics-based circle workshops, where they can learn about the symmetry of circles and their geometric properties.  Another workshop will explain how the wheel was invented.  During Presidents’ Week, the museum will host additional workshops for small children, including Tick-Tock Clock, Painted Piggies, and Push-and-Pull Toys.  While the circle concepts taught at the museum will be simple, they will lay a foundation for later education.  “Ten years later, in high school,” states Schurink, “they’ll think back to this exhibit they saw at the children’s museum.”

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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