energy technologies Nanotechnology Mapping the World Around Us Take a Closer Look Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic: a collection of fossils and life-size models of dinosaurs and extinct animals, including a full-size Tyrannosaurus rex model Colossal Fossil: Triceratops Cliff: a 65-million-year-old fossil, discovered in the Dakota Badlands in 2004 Machines & Transportation Living on the Edge To the Moon Behind the Scenes Wicked Smart: Invented in the Hub Green Wing New England Habitats A Bird's World Colby Room: a classic explorer's trophy room filled with stuffed animal heads from big-game hunting, preserved as a historical exhibit and also used for meetings Hall of Human Life: an exhibit of interactive activities focusing on human biology Red Wing Mugar Omni Theater: largest Omnimax movie theater in New England Charles Hayden Planetarium Cosmic Light Discovery Center: offers the opportunity to talk with scientists and participate in experiments Foucault pendulum: shows the effect of the rotation of the Earth Museum Store Polage: a wall-sized polarized light collage of shapes by artist Austine Wood Comarow Soundstair: a stairway fitted by artist Christopher Janney with photoelectric cells which trigger musical sounds Archimedean Excogitation: a large rolling ball sculpture by George Rhoads Thrillride 360: Simulator ride Miscellaneous Yawkey Gallery on the Charles River: an open area filled with information about the Charles River and river science in general The Rock Garden The exterior stone panels on the facade were executed by Belmont sculptor Theodore Barbarossa. Live presentations and programs The museum offers many free live presentations to visitors, including hands-on demonstrations and live animal show-and-tell sessions. The MoS has extensive educational programs from pre-school up through adult programming, including lecture series, concerts, films, workshops, and public policy discussions. Special "overnight" programs invite students in grades 1–7, as well as Scout groups, to spend a night at the museum. Engineering Design Workshop Engineering Design Workshop is an exhibit on the first level in the Blue Wing that sees about 200–800 visitors a day. It includes various different design challenges and other more one-on-one "cart activities" for visitors. The design center includes about a dozen activities for visitors to attempt while learning about the engineering process run twice a day from 10am-12pm and from 2pm–4pm during the school year, and also 4:30pm–6:30pm during the summer. The cart activities include robotics and circuitry and are more meant for teaching visitors about new technology. All activities also include a magnet for visitors