ROBERT:IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO
GET OUT OF TOWN FOR A FAMILY
DAY TRIP THATâ(tm)LL EXERCISE
YOUR CHIL'S MIND WHILE
KEEPING THEM ENTERTAINED, YOU
WONâ(tm)T HAVE TO DRIVE ANY
FURTHER THAN JOHNSON CITY.
THE SCIENCE MILL HAS PLENTY OF
CREATIVE FUN SCIENCE-BASED
ACTIVITIES THAT MAKES LEARNING
FUN WHILE STRETCHING THEIR
BRAINS AND IMAGINATIONS.
PHOTOJOURNALIST BEN FRIBERG
TAKES US INSIDE FOR A CLOSER
LOOK.
PORTIA: SO THIS IS THE SCIENCE
MILLâ|W'RE IN A RESTORED
OLD GRAIN MILL. YOU HAVE LOTS
OF INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS THAT
DEAL WITH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, AND MATH. WE CALL
THIS OUR CELL PHONE DISCO.
I'S READING ALL OF THESE
RADIO WAVES. SO THESE ARE ALL
FRACTALS WHICH IS A REPEATING
PATTERN THAT YOU SEE IN
NATURE. THIS IS OUR AQUAPONICS
GREEN HOUSE AND HERE W'VE
GOT SOME BABY AFRICAN SPUR
TORTOISES. HER'S MAMMA. OH
WE BUILT THIS, YOU KNOW, THEY
ARE DEN ANIMALS, SO THEY LIKE
TO DIG BUT THEY LIKE TO
SUNBATHE TOO SOâ|UR
CHAMELEON OVER HERE IS COMING
OVER TO SAY HI. THIS IS AN
AXOLOTL - A MEXICAN
SALAMANDER. THIS ROOM IN
PARTICULAR HAS A LOT TO DO
WITH CODING. NATS OF KIDS
PLAYINGKIMBERLY:WE HAVE'T
ACTUALLY BEEN ANY PLACE REALLY
SINCE COVID HIT IN MARCH. I
LOVE THAT I'S VERY, NUMBER
ONE, THAT IS KID FRIENDLY.
THEY CAN TOUCH ANYTHING, WHICH
IS GREAT BUT THAT THEY ALSO
HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF
MAKE THINGS THEIR OWN
AND GO EXPLORE ON THEIR OWN.
NATS OF PLAYING WITH BUBBLES
PORTIA: IT CREATES THESE
GEOMETRIC SHAPES INSIDE. SEE
THAT? I'S SO COOL TO SEE
KIDS COME IN HERE AND INTERACT
WITH EXHIBITS IN A WAY THAT I
DID'T EVEN THINK ABOUT, YOU
KNOW? THEY USE THEIR
IMAGINATIONS IN SUCH A REALLY
COOL WAY. ITâ(tm)S PRETTY
INSPIRING TO SEE THE NEXT
GENERATION USE THEIR CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS AND THEN ALSO
US CREATING SITUATIONS AND
EXHIBITS FOR THEM TO REALLY
DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS. THA'S
SOMETHING I REALLY LOVE ABOUT
