The Perot Museum of Nature and Science is celebrating ten years since opening in 2012 with ten community events. With most kids in North Texas on spring break, the museum has launched a project called, "Perot in the Park".
From 10 am to 4 pm through Friday, families can see several exhibits at Klyde Warren Park above Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas. The exhibition includes 3D printing, an opportunity to race cars and build towers out of Legos, learn about different rock formations and play a game of Super Mario Brothers where kids have to keep their hands on different parts of the game to learn about electric conductivity.
"It's interesting for a kid and fun," says Perot Museum CEO Linda Silver. "It's also accessible and not scary."
Silver says events like this can help kids develop an interest in science at a young age. She says exhibits encourage kids to work together to solve problems.
"When we do science, we do it collaboratively and with other people, the way it's done in the real world," she says. "We hope that encourages kids to consider a long-term career in STEM."
"That's, maybe, a lost art these days with some children on learning the basics of life," one dad said who had come with his wife and son Monday morning. "It's fun to watch them reason through those things."
Perot in the Park is free and will have activities at Klyde Warren Park from 10am-4pm through Friday.
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