Discovery Cube Los Angeles is currently hosting the Thomas & Friends®: Explore the Rails exhibit now open thru April 26, 2015.
The exhibit is an interactive, hands-on exhibit, and is being locally sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad, Kinkisharyo, Metrolink and BNSF Railway, with a local media sponsor of PBS SoCal.
The exhibit is an interactive, hands-on exhibit, and is being locally sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad, Kinkisharyo, Metrolink and BNSF Railway, with a local media sponsor of PBS SoCal.
Featuring the favorite engines and destinations from Thomas & Friends, the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) focused exhibit seeks to engage children and families in foundational skills that foster STEM literacy through playful learning experiences.
The exhibit incorporates foundational STEM practices that encourage thinking mathematically, making comparisons, experimenting to solve problems using a variety of methods and tools, thinking creatively and reflecting on actions and results.
The exhibit incorporates foundational STEM practices that encourage thinking mathematically, making comparisons, experimenting to solve problems using a variety of methods and tools, thinking creatively and reflecting on actions and results.
Visitors to the 1500 square foot exhibit will be surrounded by the Island of Sodor’s iconic locations: Knapford Station, Sodor Steamworks and much more. In the exhibit, children help Thomas and his friends solve a variety of challenges, from a simple sorting and shape identification activity to more complex engineering obstacles, such as completing a train track using track pieces with different levels of elevation.
As children confront new challenges and test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are.
As children confront new challenges and test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXHIBIT:
- Climb into Thomas’ cab and explore the engine’s inner workings. Flip levers and investigate other moveable parts that trigger train noises such as braking, whistles and steam.
- Fix Percy’s wobbly wheel by removing and replacing parts and experimenting to find a combination of wheels, rods and bolts that work.
- Explore the favorite Island of Sodor destinations including: Tidmouth Sheds, Brendam Docks and the Sodor Search & Rescue Station on an over-sized Thomas Wooden Railway train table.
- Work with old and new friends loading luggage, livestock and other freight into the coaches of two train cars. Collaborate with others to get Percy moving by loading coal into his coal box and filling his tank with water from a water tower.
- Suit up as the conductor to exchange money and sell tickets to other visitors taking a ride on the train.
- Wander through a Thomas & Friends retrospective featuring model engines from the original live action series produced in London, copies of the original drawings and manuscripts from the Rev. W. Awdry, the creator of Thomas & Friends
- A collection of memorabilia documenting the history and evolution of Thomas & Friends through books, television, and toys.
The Thomas & Friends exhibit was designed and developed by Minnesota Children’s Museum in partnership with HIT Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. The national tour is sponsored by 3M. PBS SoCal is the local media sponsor for the exhibit and the television home for Thomas & Friends.
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails is included with the general admission fee of $10 per person. Buy tickets at http://www.discoverycube.org/la/. The museum is open Monday thru Fridays from 10AM to 5PM and 9AM to 5PM on weekends.
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For more information on the Thomas exhibit visit http://www.discoverycube.org/la/exhibits/thomas-friends/
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails is included with the general admission fee of $10 per person. Buy tickets at http://www.discoverycube.org/la/. The museum is open Monday thru Fridays from 10AM to 5PM and 9AM to 5PM on weekends.
CLICK HERE FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS
For more information on the Thomas exhibit visit http://www.discoverycube.org/la/exhibits/thomas-friends/
