Curiosity Cube
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Goodman Community Center-Ironworks 149 Waubesa St., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
WHAT TO DO: Science in a box
The Curiosity Cube is a traveling lab in a repurposed shipping container, created by biotech company MilliporeSigma. Kids in grades 4-8 are invited to participate in free experiments involving DNA extraction, viewing brain cells through a digital microscope, and creating a microbe with a 3D printer.
press release: Fourth graders to eighth graders are encouraged to participate in three lab experiments involving DNA extraction, brain experimentation and dissection and a 3D printer medical device.
The “Curiosity Cube” by MilliporeSigma is a retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab. Equipped with the latest technology, it provides a learning environment for all ages to become immersed in specific science topics.
The Goodman Community Center is hosting a Curiosity Cube focused on “The Unseen World,” which will be parked in Goodman’s parking lot on July 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Families with children in grades fourth through eighth are encouraged to participate in the experimentation.
Specifically, participants will learn about the importance of DNA and see their own DNA through a DNA extraction experiment. They will use a digital microscope and leap motion technology to look at human brain cells and a skull. And, they will be able to use a 3D printer to create a custom microbe.