👨‍🔬🔬 2017 OSC. The Energy Show

Thursday, 26 January 2017 03:00.AM

The Energy Show is a new live theatrical presentation aimed at raising awareness of energy related issues and empowering visitors to make more informed choices about their energy use in their everyday lives.

Building upon the Science Centre’s popular Electricity Demonstration, The Energy Show explores the practical applications and implications of energy consumption in a highly engaging new presentation. Through interactive investigation, experimentation and collaboration, audiences will learn about renewable and non‐renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind and fossil fuels, to deepen their understanding of the essential roles of energy generation, transmission and storage.

Guided by an Ontario Science Centre presenter, audiences will assist with energy‐related research by making hypotheses, conducting experiments, uploading data and testing very unique equipment, including a seven‐foot, 500,000‐volt Tesla coil, a captivating Faraday cage and a hair‐raising Van de Graaff generator.

Also on display at the Science Centre during Canada’s sesquicentennial is Legacy, a life‐sized, anatomically correct orca skeleton, carved entirely from reclaimed cedar. Created by award‐winning Canadian artist Ken Hall, Legacy comprises more than 200 carved cedar bones based on 3D digital scans of orca bones and is the result of six months’ full‐time fabrication. The sculpture’s medium honours coastal First Nations totem carvings, which have a role in passing knowledge and guiding future generations. This visually compelling piece explores our relationship with the natural world and asks visitors to reflect on our current environmental practices and the changes we want to inspire for the future.

Canada 150: Discovery Way, The Energy Show and Legacy are offered daily throughout 2017 and are included with general admission.

SOURCE: The Ontario Science Centre

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