Backyard Adventures

In every backyard, playground, or field, there are adventures to be had and discoveries to be made. Have you ever wondered what the world looks like to a bee? How all the bricks in a path lay perfectly together? How a farmer grows a prize-winning pumpkin?

In Backyard Adventures, you’ll discover all that and more. Designed with children ages 5 to 12 years old in mind, visitors of all ages will leave with a new appreciation for the science that surrounds them every day.

What you'll encounter in this exhibit:

• Bee’s Eye View– Take a look at the garden through the eyes of a bee or a dog with special lenses.

• Walk Through the Seasons– Stroll through a digital garden and observe the plants growing in super time.

• Nectar Collector– Jump on board a flying bee for a bee’s eye-view of the garden. Pollinate flowers and make honey.

• Giant Pumpkin Bonanza– Try your hand at creating the world’s biggest vegetable in a specially designed vegetable patch.

• Food Web Pond– Explore the intricacies of animal-insect-plant interactions in the pond and how they rely on one another to survive.

• The Garden Shed– Step inside the shed and see what you can create with the tools and objects on the work benches.

• … and more!