| GM Motion Laboratory
The New Detroit Science Center invites you to experience motion mechanics in its GM
Motion Laboratory, the first exhibit you'll see when entering the facility.
Motion incorporates content from the State of Michigan Curriculum Framework for Science
Education, including Speed and Direction, Changes in Motion and Unbalanced Forces.
The laboratory features a central demonstration area, plus more than 30 interactive
displays that demonstrate the principals of motion, speed and direction. Developed in
partnership with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the laboratory takes on
aspects of SAE's exciting A World in Motion curriculum.
Exhibits include:
- It's Revolutionary - takes you into the world of pendulums and gyroscopic motion
with a three-story Foucault pendulum and a 1,700-pound flywheel.
- Cranks-a-Lot - reflects technology that drives the Motor City: Visitors provide
the force to power a giant V-4 engine, plus a wall that showcases ingenious gear ratios. A
power transmission shows methods used to convert one type of motion to another.
- Ride the Wind - control an A-10 Thunderbolt inside a wind tunnel or a sail-car
model on a miniature desert to investigate aerodynamic forces.
- Simply Extreme - presents simple machines where one can lift a 1,000-pound block
with a 35-foot lever.
The GM Motion Laboratory is one of five galleries at The New Detroit Science Center. To
complete your journey of scientific observation visit:
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