Science on Wheels brings interactive wonders to Pateros

PATEROS – The Pacific Science Center’s movable feast for young imaginations, Science on Wheels, parked its interactive workshops and portable exhibits at the Pateros school last Friday, Oct. 6.

Pateros principal Mike Hull said it was the first return visit of Science on Wheels to the school in many years, but after the reaction of the students the school plans to invite the demonstrations back next year.

“We wanted to get that back into our school to raise the inquisitiveness of our kids,” Hull said.

The Science on Wheels crew knew how to capture an audience.

“They held an opening assembly at 8:05 a.m. that lasted 40 minutes, included some group interaction and really grabbed the students’ attention,” said Hull. 

Later that morning classes of K-8 elementary and junior high students got their opportunity in turn to launch metal washers into circular spins down a Gravity Well, put hands on the flashing bolts of electricity encased in the Eye of the Storm globe, nudge a ball floating on air coming out of the Bernoulli Funnel, control the force of a large hand-held Gyroscope, look at their images in the Parabolic Mirror, and many more exhibits that demonstrated principles of physics.

“The kids want them back next year,” said Hull “and I just heard from our secondary school (9-12) and they want to participate as well.”