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Liberty Science Center        **Integration Plans**
http://www.lsc.org/eft.html
Contact:  Victoria Torbic      1.201.451.0006 Ext. 382
E-Mail:  vtobic@lsc.org

The Liberty Science Center, located in Jersey City, New Jersey is an "innovative learning resource for lifelong exploration of nature, humanity and technology . . . "  The Center exhibit floors include the environment floor  which provides panoramic views across the Hudson River to NYC and Ellis Island to the Statue of Liberty; the health floor  which is dedicated to the study of the human body and its senses; and the invention floor  where you can explore the various ways people have invented mechanical object that use music, light and motion.

The Center also includes an IMAX Dome Theater, 3-D Laser Show and a number of featured exhibits.

1 Session - 45 Minutes - $190

Programs
The Artist's Perception - More Here
LSC's Perception Alley allows visitors to explore perception using mirrors, optical illusions, and interactive exhibits.  Guests will gain a conceptual understanding of how different art forms are perceived by the eye.

Careers at LSC  - More Here
During this connection, you will meet people who work at LSC.  Some of the people you might interact with are involved in engineering, the store, exhibit design, animal maintenance and the telephone system.  They will share their tools of the trade and take you places that guests never get to go.

The Dancers Tool - More Here
LSC's exhibit area "A Closer Look at Your Skeleton" includes several models and manipulatives that allow you the chance to explore the components and functions of the human skeletal system.

Geometry In Nature - More Here
LSC's Stream Table is an interactive exhibit that enables guests to experiment with the effects of erosion.  Guests manipulate water and a soil substitute, Plastigrit (recycled lunch trays), to model river systems and observe the patterns that emerge.

Structures - More Here
LSC's Invention Floor has a number of exhibits, such as Bridge Stress, Shake Table, Catenary Arch and Boom Crane that allow guests to manipulate construction variables and explore different structures.

Earth's Energy Sources/Solar Energy - More Here
LSC's E-Quest exhibit offers guests the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of earth's energy sources.  During this connection you will concentrate on the surface station which includes solar energy.

Earth's Energy Sources/Wind Energy - More Here
LSC's E-Quest exhibit offers the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of earth's energy sources.  During this connection you will focus on the surface station which includes wind energy.  LSC's Wind Turbine, located on the center's side lawn, can produce 10,000 watts of power, enough to power an average-size home. 

Earth's Energy Sources/Alternate Forms of Energy - More Here
LSC's E-Quest exhibit offers guests the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of earth's energy sources.  The different areas that may be visited are the bio-stored station, the surface station, the geothermal station, the ocean station, and the nuclear station.

Forces that Shape the Earth:  Earthquakes - More Here
The Torsional Wave spans the four floors of LSC's center atrium, a total of seventy feet.  This exhibit encourages guests to experiment with wave behavior.  Our Earthquake Simulator supports interactive examination of the effects of earthquakes on different types of structures.  After entering variables into the computer, guests can test the outcome.

Forces that Shape the Earth:  Erosion - More Here
LSC's stream Table is an interactive exhibit that enables guests to experiment with the effects of erosion.  Guests manipulate water and a soil substitute, Plastigrit (recycles lunch trays), to model river systems and test theories of erosion.

Forces that Shape the Earth:  Wind - More Here
With LSC's Atmosphere area, exhibits like the fluvial storm and kalliroscope allow you to explore the phenomena of wind and air currents.

Rocks and Fossils - More Here
LSC has a collection of rocks and fossils which include examples of fluorescent and phosphorescent rocks. petrified wood and dinosaur foot prints.

Sunspots/Our Sun - More Here
LSC's Solar Telescope allows guests to observe the surface of the sun with no fear of eye damage.  A mirror tracks the sun's movement in the sky and projects its image on a table top.

Weather - More Here
LSC's Weather Station has instruments typically used to measure aspects of the weather.  The station collects and records important data about air pressure, temperature and humidity both outside and inside of LSC.  These instruments record measurements over time, allowing us to observe patterns that exists in our weather.

Aquatic Ecosystems:  Estuaries - More Here
Most of LSC's aquatic tanks reflect what is right outside our window, the Hudson River Estuary.  Some of the creatures we might be able to observe are American eel, toadfish, flounder and spider crab.

Aquatic Creatures:  Adaptations - More Here
Most of LSC's aquatic tanks reflect what is right outside our window, the Hudson River Estuary.  Some of the creatures we might be able to observe include the American el, toadfish, flounder and spider crab.

Aquatic Creatures:  Camouflage - More Here
Most of LSC's aquatic tanks reflect what is right outside our window, the Hudson River Estuary.  Some of the creatures we might be able to observe include the American el, toadfish, flounder and spider crab.

Aquatic Creatures:  Habitat - More Here
Most of LSC's aquatic tanks reflect what is right outside our window, the Hudson River Estuary.  Some of the creatures we might be able to observe include the American el, toadfish, flounder and spider crab.

Biomechanics - More Here
LSC's Living Room is dedicated to the study of the human body.  Guests gain a deeper understanding of why we are built the way we are and how the human boy does so many amazing things.

Genes & Cells - More Here
Liberty Science Center's Video Light Microscope is an inverted light, phase-contrast microscope.  It is used to help guests understand the different ways to view the microscopic world.  Various specimens will be used to observe basic cell structure.

Circulatory System -  More Here
On display in the Live from ... Cardiac Surgery area is a preserved human heart.  It offers you the opportunity to observe the size, shape, and internal anatomy of the human heart.

Forensic Science -   More Here
LSC's exhibit area, " A Closer Look at Your Skeleton," has several models and manipulatives that enable our guests to explore the components and functions of the human skeletal system.

Medical Imaging - More Here
LSC's Health Floor is home to several medical imaging technologies.  Some of the technologies available for visitors to explore include MRI imaging, an angiogram, thermography and x-rays.

Respiratory System - More Here
LSC has two sets of human lungs on display, one from a non-smoker and one from a smoker.  Guests use this exhibit to compare and contrast differences and similarities.

The Senses - More Here
LSC's Perception Alley enables our guests to explore perception through interaction with mirrors, optical illusions, and exhibits.  Guests also gain new understandings of how different art forms are perceived by the human eye.

The Skeletal System - More Here
:LSC's exhibit area, A Closer Look at Your Skeleton, has several models and manipulatives that enable visitors to explore the components and functions of the human skeletal system.

Insects:  Adaptations -   More Here
LSC's Insect Collection allows a close-up observation of bugs such as cockroaches, walking sticks, millipedes and spiders.

Insects:  Camouflage  - More Here
LSC's Insect Collection allows a close-up observation of bugs such as cockroaches, walking sticks, millipedes and spiders.

Insects:  Camouflage - More Here
LSC's Insect Collection allows a close-up observation of bugs such as cockroaches, walking sticks, millipedes and spiders.

Insects:  Habitat - More Here
LSC's Insect Collection allows a close-up observation of bugs such as cockroaches, walking sticks, millipedes and spiders.

Microscopy - More Here
LSC's Video Light (VLM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) are used by LSC staff to help guests understand the different ways to image the microscopic world.  Various specimens will be used and many include several types of protozoa and insects.

Micro Worlds - More Here
LSC's Video Light (VLM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) are used by LSC staff to help guests understand the different ways to image the microscopic world.  Various specimens will be used and many include several types of protozoa and insects.

Reptiles:  Adaptations - More Here
LSC's Green House contains reptiles from all over the world and enables guests to closely observe such reptiles as snakes, monitors, uromastyx and anoles.

Reptiles & Snakes:  Camouflage - More Here
LSC's Green House contains reptiles from all over the world and enables guests to closely observe such reptiles as snakes, monitors, uromastyx and anoles.

Reptiles & Snakes:  Ecosystem - More Here
LSC's Green House contains reptiles from all over the world and enables guests to closely observe such reptiles as snakes, monitors, uromastyx and anoles.

Reptiles & Snakes:  Habitat - More Here
LSC's Green House contains reptiles from all over the world and enables guests to closely observe such reptiles as snakes, monitors, uromastyx and anoles.

Architecture & Structures - More Here
LSC's Invention Floor has a number of exhibits, such as Bridge Stress, Shake Table, Catenary Arch and Boom Crane that allows guests to manipulate construction variables and explore different structures.

Heat Transference:  Thermography  -  More Here
LSC's Thermography exhibit features an infrared camera that creates a thermal image (an image depicting heat patterns).  Heat levels that differ as little as .1 degree Celsius are detected.  With this camera, the hotter an object or person, the redder the image appears on the monitor. 

Light - More Here
LSC's Optical Workbench is a table top exhibit with a central light source an several optical tools.  Guests experiment with the different optical tools to split and reshape a beam of light.

Race Car Science - More Here
LSC's Formula One Race Car once belonged to Team Penske.  It is one of six built in 1987.  This exhibit allows visitors to explore the important considerations engineers must keep in mind when designing a race car.

Simple Machines - More Here
The Invention Central enables guests to handle and observe simple machines that exist in machinery & technical equipment.

Static Electricity - More Here
"It's Electrifying" is the most shocking show offered daily at LSC.  On the Experiment State, guests can experience and explore the positive and negatives of static electricity.

Wave Behavior - More Here
LSC's Torsional Wave spans the four floors, seventy foot high center atrium.  This exhibit encourages visitors to experiment with wave behavior.