ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER BRINGS PBS’ CYBERCHASE CARTOON TO LIFE WITH TEMPORARY EXHIBIT
Bilingual exhibit takes kids on a mathematical adventure Jan. 21 through June 3
Prepare to journey out of this world and into Cyberspace with Adventure Science Center’s latest temporary exhibit, Cyberchase—The Chase is On! opening on Saturday, Jan. 21. The exhibit is based on the popular Emmy award-winning PBS KIDS GO! animated television series and invites visitors to join forces with the show’s characters and use math to fight evil.
“We want to show kids that math is not only fun, but it’s everywhere and everyone can be good at it,” said Susan Duvenhage , CEO of Adventure Science Center. “For teachers and parents, the exhibit aligns with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics curriculum standards, engages problem-solving skills and can empower kids to approach math with an ‘I can do this’ attitude. Cyberchase is also bilingual (Spanish), making it accessible to a diverse audience.”
Visitors enter Cyberspace through a special portal to explore favorite cybersites from the acclaimed cartoon, including Control Central, the Grim Wreaker and Poddleville. Guests help the CyberSquad – the show’s heroes - protect the virtual universe from Cyberchase’s villainous Hacker by applying math concepts such as place value, algebra, geometry, fractions and probability. Kids will not only “do” math, but experience it firsthand through the exhibit’s activities and interactive components. By the end of their visit, children and parents alike will have a better understanding and knowledge of math and will be able to approach it with a positive attitude.
Among the activities in the Cyberchase exhibit, visitors will have the opportunity to use their math and reasoning skills to:
- Reinstall the “power circuits” removed by the dastardly villain Hacker in Restore the Power;
- Attempt to pedal to a million with the Cyber Cycle;
- Prevent Hacker’s rocket from reaching Control Central and explore probability in Stop the Launch
- Strategize a winning plan in the Dragon Dilemma problem-solving challenge.
Opening day activities include opportunities for visitors to learn about shapes through the ancient art of origami, to explore the secrets of coded messages, to discover mathematical shapes in nature, and more hands-on fun for the whole family.
Cyberchase—The Race is On! was developed by the Children’s Museum of Houston in partnership with Thirteen/WNET New York and is nationally funded by the National Science Foundation.
Admission to Cyberchase is included with regular admission to Adventure Science Center , which is $12 for adults; $10 for children ages 2 to 12 and seniors 65+. Certified TN teachers (with active school ID) are free. For more information about these and other exhibits, visit www.adventuresci.com.
Adventure Science Center is located at 800 Fort Negley Boulevard . Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for children ages 2 to 12 and seniors 65+. Certified TN teachers (with active school ID) are free. For more information, call (615) 862-5160 or visit our web site at www.adventuresci.com.
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