Children's Museum of Houston

Exploring Molecules and Atoms

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Step into a whimsical factory and stare straight into the future! The Children's Museum of Houston's Matter Factory offers a glimpse into the concepts of materials science, including properties of matter and potential uses for different substances and smart materials.

With 1,350 square feet of exhibit space, explore how matter matters in our daily lives. Experiment with different properties of matter, test and sort materials based on their properties, and examine unique properties of emerging materials recently developed by scientists.
 

• Explore how molecules and atoms are the building blocks of matter.
• Investigate materials and solve "factory" problems.
• Test the density, conductivity and viscosity of different materials.
• Interact with what scientists call "smart" materials – materials which have properties that can be dramatically changed!

   

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APP SUGGESTIONS FOR MATTER FACTORY

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Children’s Museum of Houston is providing the list below as an educational resource, and does not endorse these apps. For a complete list of our recommendations, please visit www.21-Tech.org.

 

Nice Molecules

$1.99
Nice Molecules is an app to discover the chemical molecules that are all around us and are the basis of life. The application can display molecules from a database of 250+ compounds!


 

goREACT

FREE
With goREACT, you can become a virtual chemist. Whether you're a novice or expert, the free play and guided modes make it fun and fascinating.


**App descriptions have been extracted from the app developers’ websites.

 

MATTER FACTORY PHOTOS

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