March 26 - The Galleries will close at 4PM. Last IMAX film is at 4PM.
Tinkering Studio
Discover Your Inner Inventor
This automaton does what I want it to!
I built this automaton myself
LEDs, batteries + fuzzy parts = digital bling
Learning how to build a simple structure
Automatons creating art
Course all laid out
Ready to roll!
Tinkering with tops
Tinkering with circuits
Tinkering supplies for your creations
Let your imagination soar in our wind tubes!
A collection of tops
Open daily 11:30AM-4:00PM
Hours subject to change
Guests of all ages can follow in the inventive footsteps of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Leonardo da Vinci in the new and improved Tinkering Studio! Work together with other Fleet visitors to experiment and collaborate on creative activities designed to spark curiosity and foster exploration. Make origami and Spirograph artwork, design and construct simple mechanical toys from recycled materials, build marble “roller coasters” using tubes and ramps or create “digital bling” using colorful LED lights, batteries and accessories. These are just a few examples of the activities you'll find in the Tinkering Studio.
The Tinkering Studio was made possible by a major gift in honor of Grace and Jeffrey, and generous grants from the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation and the Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust.
Experience
Visiting
Great Balls of Fire
Comets, Meteors, Asteroids
Closing Sunday, Apr 28, 2013
Origins of Life
Closing Sunday, Jun 9, 2013
Nierman Challenger Learning Center
The Nierman Challenger Learning Center at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is a part of a growing network of centers worldwide that are being established by the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in memory of the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger.
