The David and Jean Wiley Foundation Invention Convention
Step into a workshop of gadgets and gizmos where kids create, concoct and construct contraptions and use their imagination to become inventors!
Dream-up and design in a workshop filled with half-finished contraptions, bins of spare parts, project tables, schematics and various instruments from floor to ceiling.
Experiment with LEGO® bricks, propellers, magnets, batteries, switches and buzzers through facilitated, hands-on experiments and mini-workshops.
What's In Invention Convention?
Construct devices using common household items such as plastic bags, water bottles and Styrofoam cups to hover in mid-air or blow out the top of large tubes.
Build an air-propelled rocket and see how far it'll fly in the launch cage.
Construct your own race car and put it to the test on our test track.
Cranks and Cams
Explore how cams and gears can be used to create motions that tell a story, make a new toy or tool, or display kinetic sculpture.
The main entry to the exhibit, this space provides stories about both famous and local inventors, as well as display inventions from contests. Both the stories and the displays continue throughout the exhibit space.
Learn the basics of robotics and the outputs that different types of sensors can activate, such as lights, moving parts and sounds.
The David and Jean Wiley Foundation
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