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Air Works

“Air Works” features interactive exhibits and specially-designed engineering tinkering activities that examine the properties of air and explore the science behind controlling and using this invisible substance in our everyday lives. (All press photos on this page are by Oliver Parini.)

Entrance to Air Works
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Air Works gallery
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Balance balls in a stream of air, send balls through a tube, or shoot balls high into the air at the Air Tubes exhibit.
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Use pipe pieces to design your own airflow system at the Air Tubes exhibit.
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Transport objects through a giant wall-sized system of tubes and hoses at the Airways exhibit.
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Use the controls to change the path of objects and experiment with different materials at the Airways exhibit.
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Make music by squeezing air over the mouths of bottles in this unique musical instrument designed by artist and musician Leonard Solomon.
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Make music by squeezing air over the mouths of bottles in this unique musical instrument designed by artist and musician Leonard Solomon.
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Experiment with air lift by hovering a variety of objects on a bed of smooth flowing air at the Hover Table.
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Use weights to stabilize the objects and change their movement at the Hover Table.
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Explore aerodynamics by folding different paper airplane designs and testing them on a 30-foot runway, using a paper airplane launcher.
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Explore aerodynamics by folding different paper airplane designs and testing them on a 30-foot paper airplane runway.
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Try to hit the target at the end of the lane and use a paper airplane launcher for repeatable results.
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Learn about the mechanics of sailboats as you launch a model boat across a lake.
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At the exhibit Sailboats, you can adjust the angle of a boat’s sail to steer it into the wind, away from the wind, and across the wind.
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At the Wind Tube exhibit, use creative design skills to construct an object that will float in a large tube of air.
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Explore the power of air at the Wind Tube exhibit.
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