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“Smiling Machines” in Science Museum

Sunday, 29. March 2015 - 12:30

This Pesach you can enjoy hands on workshops, an acrobatic show and lots of interactive activities at the Bloomfield Science Museum. The activities are in honor of Didi Vardi, a well known Israeli MAKER.

“Smiling Machines” a new exhibit at the museum focuses on machines built with recycled materials using humor. The exhibit includes a machine that endlessly spins Chinese dishes, a giant yo-yo, a ball machine, a musical bicycle, a walking bicycle, a giant bubble machine, and lots more.

Kids will be encouraged to build their own projects in the building workshops.

Acrobatic Show – The Mistorin Theater Group performs Human Machine and reveals the secrets of balance. Three clowns attempt to build a car out of various materials, inspired by Didi Vardi’s machines. Each one is certain that he knows the right way to go about it. While running, jumping, pulling and tugging, they discover to their amazement that they have actually managed to create a balanced ‘human machine.’ Curiosity drives them to try more acrobatic ways to connect the pieces.

Rechov SumSum – Fostering Curiosity – take a walk on the stage of the Israeli version of Sesame Street. Meet the characters from Rechov SumSum over Pesach and enjoy workshops on the set. Take a selfie with your favorite puppet.

3D Movie – ­Wings of Life: A celebration of color invites the viewer to take wing with butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and bats. Fly from flower to flower and help pollinate the amazing flowers that bloom in different parts of the world. See the wonders of nature. Filmed using high-speed and micro cinematography. Produced by Disney Nature Studios (extra 10 NIS)

• Interactive Environment of Marbles – Gil-Gula – a modular wooden wall with thousands of holes. Build a wall of marbles using pieces of wood, skewers, planks, marbles, and other simple materials. Work by yourself, with your family, or in teams, and learn some laws of physics at the same time.
• Automata Workshop – In the spirit of the Maker Movement, you can build devices out of simple materials and take a present home.
• Fun demonstration – The Tools Race. From the workshop of Didi Vardi. A surprising and entertaining race of work tools.
• The Rube Goldberg Machine- On chol hamoed Pesach we will demonstrate a machine that requires 30 separate actions for the simple purpose of….. cutting toilet paper!

Museum Hours:
10:00am-6:00pm Regular Days
10:00am -2:00pm Fridays and Erev Chag
Closed on April 3

Source: 
www.funinjerusalem.com
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