The Michigan Science Center (MiSci) is bringing the Smithsonian’s Spark!Lab
experience to this year’s North American International Auto Show
(NAIAS). This educational and interactive space
– one of only five in the United States – promotes invention and
innovation, making it the perfect family activity for NAIAS guests.
Spark!Lab
activities will be located in the “Future Innovators” space in the Ford
exhibit at Cobo Center. Branding itself as both an automotive and mobility company,
Ford is focused on the technologies that
are essential to the freedom of movement we all enjoy. The theme of this year's NAIAS is
Automobili-D focusing on how the automobile industry doesn't just build vehicles but also produces a variety of products that help people and technology with mobility. In this spirit
of innovation, Spark!Lab guests will
design
innovative mobility devices that they can take home. MiSci staff will
be at Ford's NAIAS exhibit to facilitate activities and conversations about the future of mobility. They will also use small
demonstrations featuring hand-crank generators, energy tubes, AirZookas
and more to bring science to life.
Spark!Lab
opened in April 2016 as a new space within MiSci. MiSci is a hands-on museum that inspires curious
minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) in a creative, dynamic learning
environment.
The Science Center features five theaters, including Michigan’s largest
screen at the Chrysler IMAX® Dome Theatre; the Dassault Systèmes
Planetarium; the Toyota Engineering 4D Theater; the DTE Energy Sparks
Theater; the Chrysler Science Stage; a 9,800 square-foot
Traveling Science Hall for special exhibits; hands-on exhibit galleries
focusing on space, life and physical science; Kids Town just for
pint-size scientists; along with, education and outreach programs.
MiSci's Spark!Lab was established in
partnership with Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of
Invention and Innovation and with support from Ford Motor Company.
MiSci is the fifth location in the country to house Spark!Lab, the
Smithsonian’s flagship invention education program. Spark!Lab provides
visitors with the opportunity to become inventors as they explore and
engage with hands-on activities, interact with facilitators,
and learn from local innovators.
For more information about Spark!Lab and the Michigan Science Center, visit
mi-sci.org
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