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The Works: Hands-On, Minds-On Museum
http://www.theworks.org
5701 Normandale Road, Edina, MN 55424
952-848-4848 Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm every Saturday CLOSED July 4, 2009
10:00 am to 8:00 pm the second Tuesday of every month
Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, June 18 through September 4
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The Works is a "hands-on, minds-on" museum that makes learning about engineering, science and technology interesting, understandable and fun. The Works' unique exhibits and educational programs are designed to delight visitors ages 5 to 15, demystify technology and inspire interest in the way things work. Come explore the exhibits and enjoy special family activities (activities change every month).
Adventure Pass Exclusions
The Museum Adventure Pass is valid for General Admission only. It is not valid for group admission or special programs such as Girl Scout Events, Homeschool Days, or Birthday Parties.
Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only.
Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours.
Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.
Please visit
http://www.theworks.org
for specific exhibition information.
Learn more about it at your metro public library
All Ages
- Robot Olympics
- Victor Appleton, Aladdin, 2006
- The New Way Things Work
- David Macaulay, Houghton Mifflin, 1998
- The Way Things Work: A Fact-Filled Encyclopedia and Project Book with over 1,600 Photographs, Illustrations, Cutaways and Diagrams
- Lorenz Books, 2004
- Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels
- Michael Woods and Mary Woods, Runestone, 2000
- Big Learning Do-it-Yourself Projects: Hands-on Electricity, Physics, Architecture, and Technology
- website: http://www.biglearning.org/treasureengineering.htm
- Breaking Through: The Creative Engineer
- website: http://www.eweek.org/site/nbm/intro.html
- Canada Science and Technology Museum
- website: http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/kidszone.cfm
- Discover Engineering
- website: http://www.discoverengineering.org
- Information Technology Laboratory (The U.S. government and the Department of Defense)
- website: http://itl.erdc.usace.army.mil/tech_kids.htm
Kids
- Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book
- Pamela Duncan Edwards, Hyperion, 2001
- Dazzling Science Projects with Light and Color
- Robert Gardner, Enslow, 2006
- Gear Up: Marvelous Machine Projects
- Keith Good, Lerner, 1999
- Build It: Activities for Setting up Super Structures
- Keith Good, Lerner, 1999
- Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
- Deborah Hopkinson, Schwartz & Wade, 2006
- The Optics Book: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision and Color
- Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, Sterling, 1998
- Build It: Structures, Systems and You
- Adrienne Mason, Kids Can, 2006
- Building with Dad
- Carol Nevius, Marshall Cavendish, 2006
- Hard Hat Area
- Susan Roth, Bloomsbury, 2004
- Lever, Screw, and Inclined Plane: The Power of Simple Machines
- Gare Thompson, National Geographic, 2006
- Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines and Sound
- Janice VanCleave, Wiley, 1991
Tell Us About Your Adventure
| Mar 14 '09 |
The Works museum was fabulous fun! I went with my two neices who are 7 & 8 yrs old. We built a castle in a room full of bricks, raced cars that we built, lifted eachother with pulleys, played with robots and so much more! My neices tried every activity and were laughing and smiling the whole time! What a great place to learn while having fun. Thanks! |
| Jan 31 '09 |
The Works was the most fun we've had in a long time! I was able to play with my kids in ALL the exhibits, and I found myself having fun, too! All the exhibits are amazing, including the bug-robots, the huge blocks, the light exhibits, and everything! I would surely return again- it was the best!! |
| Jul 11 '08 |
My two nanny kids thought that this was the best field trip we've taken (and we've done a lot!). At ages 10 and 6 they were able to do everything in the museum and were excited to learn how and why things worked. The 10 year old exclaimed, "I've always wanted to know how a zipper works!" when she saw the huge zipper display. I found it very interesting too! Even though it's smaller, there is enough to do even when it is busy. |
| Jul 11 '08 |
My husband, 4 kids and I spent 2 hours at this fun museum. One of The kid's favorite things was building houses with the foam blocks and then knocking them down. We will go back and visit again. |
| Jun 7 '08 |
This was a wonderful science and technology program and just the right size for our six and three year old boys!
Thank you very much for the opportunity to visit a new and exciting place!
The Austin's |
| Mar 15 '08 |
My husband and I had a great time when we brought our 4 year old daughter to The Works. I had not previously heard for the museum, but was looking for something different in the museum passes. My husband is an engineer and just loved showing our daughter the science and experiments at The Works and we all can't wait to go again! |
| Oct 19 '07 |
What a wonderful discovery! I often look for great things to do with kids and had never seen this one before the Macy's ads for it. The kids loved it-although they say it's for ages 5-12, I believe it is best enjoyed by the 3-8 range. It was like a mini science/kids museum right around the corner from us. Thanks! |
Upcoming Events
June: Butterfly Chromatography
Explore chromatography as you watch colors separate in this experiment that's fun - and beautiful!
July: Constellation Viewers (not all July dates available, call for details)
Explore the stars in the night sky. Design your own constellation or copy an existing one, then turn off the lights and see your stars shine.
August: Mini Kaleidoscopes
Have fun exploring patterns and reflections with different kinds of mirrors, and make a mini kaleidoscope to take home.
SPECIAL EVENT
The ExploraDome is coming to The Works!
July 16, 17, and 18
Look at the stars from the Earth, the Earth from the stars, and travel through space in the cool comfort of a giant portable dome. Thanks to our friends at the Minnesota Planetarium, you can explore the edges of the universe without taking your feet off the ground.
Time: Shows will run approximately every half hour. The first show of the day will start half an hour after The Works museum opens, and the last show of the day will start half an hour before the museum closes.
- Thursday, July 16- 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Friday, July 17- 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Saturday, July 18- 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: Museum Adventure Pass is valid for museum admission only. Cost is $3 for each ticket to an ExploraDome show ($5 for each admission into The Works museum without a pass; no admission for children under three).
You are not required to do both, although we suggest it, of course! Members of The Works and of the Minnesota Planetarium will receive FREE admission to both the museum and the ExploraDome show.
The ExploraDome shows are not recommended for children under the age of three.
Click here to visit the Minnesota Planetarium's website and learn more about the ExploraDome.
SUMMER CAMPS
Whether your child is entering Kindergarten or 7th grade- The Works has a hands-on summer camp that is sure to delight them. Our youngest campers enjoy building magnet games, door buzzers, and flashlights while older kids explore alternative energy, architecture, and robotics.
Learn about all of our camps-- and register completely online-- www.theworks.org. Both half and full days camps are available.
Membership
Enjoy a full year of discovery, laughter and fun as you support "hands-on, minds-on" learning about science and engineering. A Household Membership costs normally $60 for one year, but if you purchase a new membership while visiting with a Museum Adventure Pass, you save 25% and receive a Museum Adventure Pass book bag (while supplies last). Benefits of membership include:
- Unlimited visits to The Works' museum for your immediate family (two adults and kids 18 and under)
- $1 off admission for guests (excluding group visits and workshops)
- $10 off Summer Camp fees and $5 off Classes
- 10% discount at The Works museum store
- Advance information about events, camps and classes
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