MOSAC

At  MOSAC, we don’t just like questions, we love them! Stimulating curiosity and questioning everything is what makes the world exciting. We are proud to offer many opportunities to explore the wonders of science through our interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, engineering design challenges, and astronomy shows.

 

Health Connections

Experience the complex nature of health and well-being

What does it mean to be healthy and feel well? We all experience health in our own way, from our individual bodies to our neighborhood and beyond. Explore the many facets of health including the physical, social and emotional, and community lenses that influence and are influenced by each other. 

 

Interactive hands-on exhibits engage the mind and body, challenge your coordination and focus, and inspire reflection and conversation. Discover local stories that showcase positive health initiatives in the Sacramento community, from community gardens to medical research and more.

 

Discover what health and well-being mean to you!

 

Nature Detectives

Utilize all five senses to explore the environment around you

Curious about what’s crawling around on the ground, what’s flying in the air above you, and other creatures living in the wild? Young learners can activate their senses and use the tools of science to explore this interactive gallery – live creatures, environment exploration, and whole-body fun abound!

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Designed for visitors ages 4-8, Nature Detectives empowers our youngest minds to answer their own questions using simple methods of scientific inquiry. Shake like a bear, listen for the sounds of wildlife, and explore how animals blend into their surroundings.

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Through all these engaging activities, the scientists of tomorrow will tap into their curiosity and use simple tools to come up with their own answers to the riddles of the natural world.

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Powering Change

Energy choices adapt to meet environmental challenges

California has established itself as the nation’s leader in creating reliable and renewable energy resources. From wind and water to solar-generated power, we’re on the front lines of a transformation that is impacting the environment and the lives of people in our community, our region, and our nation.

 

In this exhibition, you’ll learn how we can help launch our cities into the future with transformational steps like electrifying our transportation system, building smart houses, and revitalizing green zones, and learn how young adults and children around the world are taking action in addressing climate change in their communities.

 

We are the power of change!

 

Design Challenge

Challenge yourself with hands-on activities

Engage your curiosity and creativity in the Design Challenge as you explore the engineering design process. This flexible space features rotating activities that encourage hands-on exploration and problem-solving. Innovation is at your fingertips using pegs, cardboard, clips, and more!

 

The exhibition also has a Toddler Zone for children ages five and younger to play.

 

Destination Space

Reaching for the stars and beyond

Our out-of-this-world exhibition is where you can picture yourself as an astronaut and test out rockets while on the bridge of the International Space Station. Space exploration has come a long way since Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969, so we have to ask ourselves, “What’s next?” How would we manage our water systems and grow food in outer space?

 

We have a lot to learn before we book our seats in a rocket. Destination Space highlights what technologies are needed, from designing transport vehicles to storing and recycling resources, in order to visit this next frontier.

 

Water Challenge

Make every drop of precious water count

California’s water system is an intricate network of historic and technical marvels. We rely on both natural and engineered methods of capture, storage, and flow to meet the needs of industry, community, and nature — but drought conditions and a growing population put it to the test.

 

Interactive exhibits bring the story of water to life, demonstrating how our region is working together to conserve this natural resource for us now and for future generations. Water Challenge lets you actively shape a watershed’s flow, create a tune for saving water at home, choose meals based on nutrition and how they impact conservation efforts — all while learning about your own environmental footprint.

 

Design Lab

Spark the inventor inside you

A makerspace, at its core, is a place for design thinking, collaborating, testing ideas, and sharing discovery. In Design Lab, you can learn how to use 3D printers, a laser cutter, soldering, and more. 

 

What’s your next invention?