Discovery World
Calling all future surgeons! Take a closer look at the functions of your essential organs while you hone in on your stitching skills.
Explore one of the most complex joints in the human body by creating a working model of the knee.
Assemble a hand-held patient and gear up to complete a mini-operation!
Create this Hand Grabber and explore how muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments in your hand allow you to grip a hockey stick, open a jar of pickles, crush an aluminum can, or play a Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto.
The human body is incredible, and someone has to take care of it! Put together your own version of a doctor’s kit to get out there and start saving those imaginary lives.
Harper “Thor” Bjornsson from Iceland is officially the world’s strongest human. In 2018, he broke the world record at something called the ‘Elephant Bar Deadlift’ by hoisting an incredible 1,041 pounds. Build your own body builder and flex his or her biceps by inflating a balloon.
To protect your brain (a very good idea), it’s often prudent to wear a helmet. Learn about helmet design, forces, and the brain as you construct this Brain Helmet that shows the lobes of your brain.
The human brain is the most complex thing that we know of. If the brain was simple enough that we could understand it, we would be too simple to understand it! It’s a mystery, a puzzle. Assemble your own puzzle that reveals the different areas of the brain and their functions.
We know that educators are always looking for ways to enhance their everyday curriculum. That’s where we can help!
The Kohl’s Design It! Lab offers exciting programming through either onsite interdisciplinary workshops offered as part of your field trip visit to Discovery World, or as the Kohl’s Design! Mobile lab –an onsite teaching lab that brings the learning experience to your classroom!
Both of these options will give your students a unique learning opportunity through these hands-on design experiences.
