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Walk into Newton's Alley, and you'll quickly see why this is one of the Science Center's most popular exhibits. Pull yourself up to the stars in a chair. Play a stringless harp. Touch a cloud. See sound. Stretch a colossal soap film. Everything in Newton's Alley is driven by people power.

Located on Level One, Newton's Alley is filled with highly interactive discovery areas that reveal the marvelous phenomena of matter, energy, force and motion.

Convert your energy into electricity. Choose your side correctly and win a tug-of-war against an entire team. Watch the forces of the gravity well. Race bubbles. Create a water vortex. This is what we mean when we say physical science!

Newton's Alley houses some of the best demonstrations of Sir Isaac's principles using active exploration. Try them yourself—but save some energy for the rest of the Science Center.




The fun bubbles up to the surface

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction unless….

 

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