We were enthused about being back at the Austin Nature and Science Center for Austin Museum Day!
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- A family visits the Human Sunclock.
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- Visitors work on their plumblines in the brief moments of sunlight.
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- Ben teaches a young visitor how to use the quadrant.
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- After laying out the landscape tape, you need the angle from the quadrant to estimate tree heights.
Activities included visiting the Human Sunclock, which unfortunately was not fully functional due to it being a cloudy day with only brief moments of sunlight. However, that didn’t stop people from going over and still visiting. Other activities were using navigational quadrants and landscape measuring tape to try and estimate the heights of trees using trigonometry. Then, visitors could decorate and wear their own plumb line. Our golden ratio exhibit was also available inside, which visitors stopped by to investigate.
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- So many hands reach for markers!
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- Ben glues the pieces of a plumb bob together.
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- Ben loops the chain through the plumbline.
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- Finally, Ben hands over a finished plumb line!
We had MathHappens veteran Quan and current intern Ben staffing the site. They were wonderful at interacting with people of all ages and being flexible with the weather. We thank our friends at the Austin Nature and Science Center for their constant support and partnership.
To read more about our activities at other locations on Austin Museum Day, please click the following links: