♪rock music♪ - Hi, I am Frederic Bertley, AKA, Dr. B, President and CEO of COSI right back there where we make science .. and exciting for people of all ages, especially you all.

And today we have one of our special high school students that's gonna give you an incredible tour of this amazing place.

Hope you enjoy the day.

- What's up?

Young explorers.

It's your boy Kev.

And I'm part of the COSI platform program where we make our own music, make our own games, and we play the VR plus more.

Today I'm gonna be taking y'all on a virtual tour where we're both learning new things.

If we got any questions, don't gotta worry about that 'cause I got my COSI exclusive VIP button right here.

Let's get it going.

♪upbe rock music♪ - Awesome.

Who here has seen a cloud before?

Who here has touched a cloud before you?

I do too.

I do it about every day.

What are the ingredients of the cloud?

Well, we talked about water.

What happens to water when it in the clouds?

When it gets too heavy, what happens?

It rains, right?

The clouds get too heavy and they precipitate.

So we need the version of water that exists in the air all around us and is not yet become full liquid form.

So what I need you guys to do is take your hands.

I need you to gather all of the water out of the air, okay?

I need you to gather all that water vapor and hold it in your hands like this.

Do you guys see the water vapor in your hands right now?

Well, you shouldn't because water vapor is invisible, but what we're gonna do is we're gonna condense it into a visible form so all of you guys can sit down for now.

Do I have something cold here that I may be able to use to condense that water vapor into a liquid?

Maybe in this doer that's right next to me.

It's liquid nitrogen, but what this liquid nitrogen will do is it'll condense the water vapor that's in the air, turning it into a cloud, and I need you to stomp all of the dust off of your shoes.

I need you to get as much dust as you can off so we can make a really big cloud.

Okay?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

- Woo.

- And that is our opening cloud ceremony.

Thank you guys for joining me and I hope you have a wonderful day at COSI.

- Hey guys, run over here and we're at the high wire and I want you guys to know some facts before we hop on it.

You already know.

- Hi, my name's Lauren Sudimack.

We're out here at Big Science Park because we're next to a lever.

The highwire unicycle is a lever, but we've changed it a bit underneath.

It is a really, really heavy weight.

The reason we're not gonna fall all the way right or left is because you would need double that weight to be able to flip over.

For reference that is 500 pounds.

The faster you go, the easier it's gonna feel.

That's just because an object in motion.

Likes to stay in motion.

I hope Kevin enjoys his ride.

I'm late.

I gotta pull this car.

- Alright guys, so y'all about to see what I can see now.

♪rock music♪ - You have fun?

Yeah.

Awesome!.

How about high five?

- This is Ohio's biggest planetarium and guess what?

We got front row seats.

Let's get it going.

Yo, is that a shooting star?

♪fast music♪ All right, so guys, this is the pendulum.

- The iconic pendulum has been captivating visitors since 1964.

This mesmerizing feature isn't just a piece of decor, it's a live demonstration of earth's rotation.

What's the secret to its perpetual motion?

A simple science principle.

The conservation of momentum and the Earth's constant turn beneath us.

As the pendulum swings, it knocks down markers showing the passage of time in a way that connects us directly to the rotation of our planet.

This classic COSI experience beautifully blends art, science, and history inviting us all to witness the fascinating interplay between physics and our everyday world.

- Well, what's down here?

Look at all the little birds.

Look at the dinosaur on the wall.

Look at our gift shop.

Okay, this is cool.

This is cool.

I guess our first exhibit we're going to is the dinosaur gallery might as well, right?

Wow.

The T-Rex.

Yeah.

I didn't even know it was this big.

How big this is.

These are real dinosaur neck bones.

That is wild.

Titanosaurus thigh bone.

Y'all think I'm about as tall as it?

Ooh, we can actually touch a fossil over there.

What?

You guys come close.

Come close.

Come close.

This is a ty.. Look at that.

Triceratops skull.

Some more skulls, some more horns.

Look at this one right here.

A Stegosaurus stenops.

I don't know how to pronounce it, but it looks cool.

♪rock music♪ Oh my, gosh!

♪rock music continues♪ I guess they were buried together.

That's awesome.

Some more dinosaur art to show the insides of a dinosaur.

But this one, they incorporated the bones.

That's nice.

It looks like a hairy T-Rex.

So I'm guessing these ones are real, like these are really authentic and real over here.

That was amazing.

I can't believe all this stuff is like over here and like you see how big everything is, like it is like a nostalgic feeling.

Like this is the first time I'm seeing stuff.

My question is how did they get all this stuff here?

But y'all don't even gotta worry about that.

Boom.

A VIP button.

What did you guys get?

All the dinosaur artifacts here.

Hey, - What's up?

That is an awesome question.

So in our dinosaur gallery here at COSI, we have so many real dinosaur fossils in addition to many, many dinosaur fossil casts.

So as a matter of fact, when they were on their way to COSI, they actually arrived on 11 semi trucks and it took a crew of 15 people six weeks to install this exhibit.

So our dinosaur gallery, as it is today, is actually merged from two smaller dinosaur galleries that were put together, both created by American Museum of Natural History, or AMNH for short.

Now, American Museum of Natural History is a museum in New York City and it is actually the largest natural history museum in the world.

It's pretty big.

It takes up four whole city blocks.

Our dinosaur at COSI is an exact replica of the one at AMNH and our T-Rex is the first thing that you see when you walk into our dinosaur gallery.

It's this big wow moment and it kind of takes everyone by surprise, a real life-size, T-Rex.

Anyways, thanks for your question, Kevin, and I hope that you enjoy the rest of your tour.

- Let's go see some of the real animals now.

Ooh, tonight it's a little owl.

All right, well that was cool.

Let's get onto the next thing.

We're here, we're at the life exhibit.

Let's go take this all in.

That is, wow, look at all the labs.

I wonder if they work.

I'm guessing they do.

Look at this one.

Look at this lab over here.

Everyone testing everything.

Wow.

Wow.

I wonder what's in here.

It just got so quiet.

There's no echoes.

Hello.

You can make your own hand gestures and everything.

I like how they put different color gloves on it to make the changes look way better.

I wonder what this is right here.

Place one hand on each side of the mesh.

Touch your hands and fingertips together, keeping them together.

Move your hands in a circular motion.

What do you feel?

I don't even know what, I don't even know what I'm what it's supposed to do, but it feels, it feels funny way.

I just remember this exhibit has the oldest artifact and I don't know nothing about it.

You don't know nothing about it.

You already know who we gotta call.

Hey, I got a question.

So me and my virtual tour viewers we're wondering where is the oldest artifact?

- Hey Kevin, what's up?

That's a great question my friend.

And luckily we're in "LIFE" where we can find that artifact.

The oldest artifact in COSI is actually over my shoulder.

It's the transparent woman.

She's been here at COSI since 1964.

She looks and tells us everything we want to know about our human body and stuff like that.

Okay, Kevin, I hope you enjoy the rest of your tour.

Have a great day here at COSI.

- Oh, this is interactive over here.

Hello.

Test my flexibility.

Like I said, who do they think I am?

Of course I'm going through it.

We experience life.

Time to experience progress.

Let's get it going.

Ooh, the floor done changed.

Y'all come in.

Stop being scary.

Come on, look at the change in the wall.

Just look at everything.

Everything just changed the whole old phone.

Hello, anybody there?

That was cool, but I got questions and I know y'all got questions.

So let's figure out the story behind progress.

So what's the story behind progress?

- This is the most exciting exhibit.

Welcome to Progress.

It's 1962 and look around.

We've got tons of technology, technology to entertain us, help transport us, and make our lives easier.

Our town is located at the intersection of Hope Street and Fear Street.

Kind of funny names for streets, don't you think?

But that's because technology changes all the time.

Change happens at the intersection of fear and a lot of hope.

Recognize this piece of technology.

This is called a parking meter and in 1962, it's what you'd have to pay to leave your car.

But technology changes all the time.

And we didn't have parking meters or cars in 1898.

Let's go around the corner and take a look at what was in the 1898 progress.

Transportation in 1898 was a lot different.

I'm riding my horse and I'm gonna need a place to tire up at the end.

Recognize this piece of technology.

You might know it from today, but in 1962 it looked a lot different.

What do you think it looked like in 1898?

Let's take a look.

Making a phone call was a lot different in 1898.

Thanks for joining me here today at COSI.

It's time for me to blast off.

Have a great rest of your tour.

- We're over here at the history of COSI.

Let's get it going.

You already know - This is COSI where curiosity meets science and every visit is a journey through a legacy of innovation.

In 1964, a passionate group of forward thinkers founded COSI in the historic Memorial Hall with a mission to spark interest in the sciences and make learning and adventure.

As we grew, so did our dreams and in 1999 COSI transitioned to a stunning new location on the Scioto Mile, affectionately known as the People's Peninsula.

Our iconic home with its futuristic design became a beacon of discovery in the heart of Columbus.

- Okay, so the first Csai opened in 1964 oh, and then the second one opened in 1999.

- For over half a century, CSAI has evolved, but our core remains the same.

To inspire and engage people of all ages in the wonders of science.

Now as we navigate through halls of history and halls of the future, let's turn our gaze to an experience that's captured imagination since our early days.

- You guys wanna go see something else?

That's pretty cool.

Let's hurry up.

Oh, you guys over here?

Look over there.

Rat basketball.

I didn't even know rats knew how to play basketball.

Low key, I think I'm wishing.

Team blue wins - Navigating through sized vibrant galleries.

You'll discover the boundless dimensions of fun and learning we offer from diving into the depths of discovery in our ocean's exhibit, where the mysteries of aquatic life unfold before you.

To marveling at the nostalgia of our extensive collection of cracker Jack prizes.

Each piece a tiny treasure of history or propel yourself into the future with STEAM.

Where innovation meets imagination.

Preparing young minds to design the transportation marvels of tomorrow.

But the adventure doesn't end there.

At COSI, every corner is a new opportunity to ignite your curiosity and indulge your playful spirit.

Ready for more?

- Alright guys, I'm having fun.

You're having fun.

Only got a couple more experiences.

I know it's sad.

You guys are gonna miss me.

I know it's okay, but come on.

Let's go to where a lot of kids like to have fun.

Let's get going.

This is just so random.

You feel me?

A giant engine.

I gotta do it by myself.

Hold up.

Oh, this is kind of like the hand thing.

A curious, George got a little bit of math I guess with the pie, the cheese.

I don't even know what this is.

No.

Got my own TV show now.

For real.

What's good?

And guys right behind me is the little kid space.

I'm too grown for it now, but it's for the kids that are like just being born to like first grade.

I'm gonna be downstairs at the electricity show and y'all can meet me there after y'all learn a little bit more about the Little Kids Space.

- Hey, young Explorers.

My name is Rebecca and I'm the manager of Early Childhood Experiences here at COSI.

We are standing inside of COSI's Little Kids Space, which is a special space designated for children birth through first grade.

here at COSI we believe that science is everywhere and for everyone, and that even includes our youngest learners.

Really young children learn best by exploring, manipulating things, touching, feeling, making sounds, making a mess, and that's what this space is here for.

Alright, thanks for visiting Little Kid Space.

We're gonna kick it back to Kevin.

I hope you guys enjoy the electricity show.

♪rock music♪ - Other side there.

Mike, could you shake your hair up a little bit?

A little bit more like that?

Yep.

This are part of the same force call Electromagnetism - Electromagnetism?

Ooh, what do you see on her?

Y'all see that the lights on - Her helmet are lighting up.

All right.

That's the only part of our world.

Let's take it to outer space.

Whoa.

Yo, this is fire!

The largest screen in Ohio with a visualization of space.

Let's go learn more about space.

Let's go.

All this little space station.

Little NASA suit over here.

That's pretty cool.

That's the end of the virtual tour.

I had fun.

I know y'all had fun.

That's all I have for y'all.

Thanks for exploring with me.

See you later.

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Offering free PBS resources for out-of-school programs and serving students in grades K through five.

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