Senses Exhibition
Now Open
This new hands-on exhibition gives you the chance to find out more about your senses.
Exhibits:
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.
