Noga Elhassid educated and entertained both young and old when she brought her Moving Toys Workshop from Israel to the Exploratorium on June 18th.
Participants created rubber band powered cars with the help of Noga's fun and intuitive teaching methods.
The Exploratorium, founded by noted physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, is a unique hub of immersive science exhibits and learning, encouraging visitors to engage with scientific phenomena at the heart of our perception of the world.
The workshop is designed to teach kids basic physical phenomena and mechanical principles through play, with a focus on special education students. The toys are made out of simple, recycled materials.
Noga describes her work in the following words: ‘The Moving Toys Workshop demonstrates scientific principles through simple means, using playful teaching strategies that effectively motivate the most challenged students to engage in hard work, acknowledge the value of failure and uncertainty along the learning process, and celebrate long-awaited achievements.’