Einstein | American Museum of Natural History

This lab offers visitors and school groups a hands-on opportunity to experiment with many of the physics concepts presented throughout the exhibition. Museum laboratory instructors and specially trained Einstein explainers are available to help visitors try out a variety of experiments that link Einstein's work to the latest technology and cutting-edge scientific research, including transmitting sound via laser light and warping the fabric of space-time in a two dimensional model universe.

Visitors: The Learning Lab is available to the General Public during regular exhibit hours, with the exception of school group classes, scheduled Monday - Friday, between 10:30-12:30. There are also a variety of Einstein public programs for visitors.

School Groups: Scheduling The Learning Lab
Middle and High school teachers can reserve the The Learning Lab for a 45-minute instructor-led session beginning at 10:30 or 11:30 a.m. weekdays through June 2003. The Learning Lab programs are free, but must be booked in advance when you register to see the exhibition. Please note each class is limited to 35 students.

For Middle School classes the lab will include:

Light - A look at how we use light to learn about the universe and communicate with each other.
Space-Time - An exploration for students of their own and Einstein's ideas about dimensions, space, and time through hands-on models and animations.

For High School classes the lab will include:

Energy - Sessions focusing on Einstein's ideas about energy, nuclear power on Earth, and fusion in the Sun.
Gravity - An examination of what we know and don't know about gravity—from Newton to Einstein to current scientific research.

School Group Registration:

Call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200.
Register your class for the Einstein exhibition
Register separately for one of the 45-minute Learning Lab sessions. [A total of 70 students (two classes with 35 students each) can book back-to-back sessions with an alternate visit to the Exhibition for each class.]
An Educators' Guide for Einstein is available at Resources for Learning.