This is the first museum exhibit of its kind to focus on the unencumbered human body as a vehicle to making abstract physics concepts tangible. Dance and movement lend themselves to whole-body interactive exhibits, with a strong link between interactive experiences and educational goals. In Bodies in Motion, interactive experiences, graphics, illustrations, and moving images communicate educational content. Little reliance on written words creates greater potential for effective cross-cultural communication. The emphasis on science and the arts also nurtures sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity and facilitates cross-cultural communication.

Highlights include:
Move Your Body: through video, a professional dancer leads and encourages visitors to get “body on” through a series of physics-based activities on the floor

Turntable Pirouette: engages visitors in the exploration of angular momentum and rotational inertia as they spin on a wheel-chair accessible turntable

Newton’s Third Law: demonstrates this physics law using specially mounted chairs that enable visitors to feel the “equal and opposite reaction” as they push against each other and glide backwards