City on the Move LIVE! May 25 - 29

This week, we’re exploring the City on the Move exhibit! By the end of the week, you’ll have explored geometry with geoboards, simple machines with ramps, and spotting energy and movement in your neighborhood! Join us as we explore through activities, stories, a virtual gallery, and lots of free resources!

Educational Background

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Our City on the Move exhibit incorporates all the elements of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Young children can explore using the mechanics of simple machines to make something move. They can take a theatrical approach by transforming into a train conductor, or use basic engineering to design a building using a variety of block and shapes.

Opportunities for children to engage in activities that promote problem solving, designing, and building will support a child’s development in executive function skills, vocabulary, persistence, and organizing information. Exploring a modified design process for young children can lay foundational skills for children to see themselves as problem solvers.

• Cognitive Development – Children engaged in STEAM-related activities utilize critical thinking and executive function skills, fostering independence by taking an active role in their learning.
• Language Development – Guests have opportunities to learn new vocabulary, ask questions, seek information, and engage in conversations about what they observe and discover.
• Motor Skills – Children practice grasping and holding materials in their hand and fingers to explore objects such as measurement tools, blocks, and other manipulatives.

This week’s activities (all Facebook Live sessions at 10:30 AM):