Use these worksheets when you go through the exhibition and get a good idea of what some of the most popular displays are about.

Use the folder called ‘How to find your way’ to find the various displays. You received a copy of the folder together with your tickets.

The Kids’ Pavilion and the Children’s Puddle at the back of the main exhibition area are very popular among adults accompanied by young children. Make sure to go there with young children. From the square at the café you can keep an eye on most of the activities that take place at that end of the exhibition.

Check the times for shows and demonstrations. Watch the shows and demonstrations together with your children to share a good experience [in Danish only].

Packing box

Section: Mathematics, display 208
Solve the assignment in 5 minutes!
Don’t forget to take the box apart when you are finished.

Climbing mirror

Section: Hall of Mirrors, display 39
Try floating in the climbing mirror, and go exploring in this section. See yourself with your child’s nose and see several hundred copies of yourself in the Hall of Mirrors.

The Musical Hopscotch

Section: Lend an ear to the sound, display 278
Jump hopscotch to play a tune. Try: ‘Au clair de la lune’, ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’, ‘Are you sleeping?’ or some other easy tune.
Solve an assignment:
Look at the figures below and write down how to jump to play ‘Are you sleeping?’. Stand in front of the hopscotch figure so that the grey field is in the lower right-hand corner in front of you. The grey field is Field 1 on the illustration.

16	12	8	4
15	11	7	3
14	10	6	2
13	9	5	1

How to play ‘Are you sleeping?’:

Reaction and overview

Section. You & Me, display 3790
Find out who is the best goalkeeper.
Each person should use the program that matches his or her height:
adults: 1 / adolescents: 4 / children: 5
Who managed to push most buttons? …………….

The Tunnel of Senses

Section: You & Me, display 3660
Put your shoes on the shelves at the entrance!
Go through the Tunnel of Senses as a group. Make sure that everybody in the group feel comfortable and courageous – even in the dark.
Which senses did you use on your way through the tunnel?
Who was the bravest among you? – Why?

Earthquake simulator

Section: Our Dynamic Earth, display 2070
Step onto the earthquake floor. Wait a while and feel the earthquake.
Sit down and wait for a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. Why is the experience different from when you were standing?
How can an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 kill so many people?

Bicycle energy

Section: Our Dynamic Earth, display 2720
Enter a bicycle race with another person. Don’t forget to adjust the saddle to your height before you begin. Find an empty plastic cup for both of you. Are you ready?
Tip: The equipment measures hilly stretches and registers whether one rider is drafting behind the other. It’s a no-holds-barred race!

The River

Section: Our Dynamic Earth, display 2310
Make a ditch and see how the water makes it twist and turn. You can also build a dam and see how it is eroded by the water.
Discuss why the water behaves like this and see how the grains of sand in various colours settle after having been relocated by the water.
DON’T step into the basin. Please note that there is a wash basin next to the display.

Play with the forces of air

Section: Kids’ Pavilion, display 1005
Start the fan and keep the ball in the air current.
Try to rock the fan a little and put a hand into the air current. Observe when the ball falls.

The Big Waterwheel

Section: Children’s Puddle, display 252
How can you make the big waterwheel turn, and why is the water lifted?
Explore all the activities in this wonderful section: make ships sail uphill, listen to the tune played by the water, and play with water pistols.
Compare what you see with things you have seen on holidays or in your childhood.