Measurement Rules!

A FEATURED EXHIBITION FROM CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH 

The Asheville Museum of Science presents Measurement Rules, developed by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA). On view September 23rd-January 10th, 2027. 

Measurement is an essential part of our lives, but not always easy to understand. Gauge height, distance, volume and more in Measurement Rules, an interactive exhibit that introduces visitors to various units of measurement. Master the basics and then begin to compare, classify and categorize different ways to measure using traditional—and not-so-traditional—tools. Hands-on experiences allow visitors to understand measurement in relation to the world around them, collaborate with others and become confident in the language of measurement. In this exhibit, visitors can: 

• Step on the Chicken Scale to see how many chickens they weigh! 

• Count Five Mississippi’s and see how close they can get to doing it in five actual seconds. 

• Measure balls of different sizes using tools such as rulers, calipers, and gauges. Sort the balls into the shoots to test their measurements. 

• Use the cubic blocks to build animals at the Block Table. Visitors can guess how many one inch blocks they used to build their animal and then count to see if their guess was right. The number of one inch blocks used equals the animal’s volume!